Saturday, August 29, 2026

Bots, Trolls, Agents, NPCs: A Taxonomy of Non-Human Actors

This infographic outlines a four-part taxonomy of non-human actors. It details the functions, examples, and characteristics of bots as automated scripts, trolls as human provocateurs, agents as autonomous goal-oriented systems, and NPCs as pre-programmed elements. A summary distinction compares their roles and capabilities.
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