Assistant

An Assistant is an agent that provides help, support, or aids in accomplishing tasks.

• Context:
  • It can range from being a Human Assistant to being a Automated Assistant.
  • It can range from being a General-Purpose Assistant to being a Domain-Specific Assistant.
  • It can range from being a Simple Task Assistant to being a Complex Task Assistant.
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• Example(s):
  • A General-Purpose Simple-Task Human Assistant, such as: a Receptionist, an Office Clerk.
  • A General-Purpose Complex-Task Human Assistant, such as: an Executive Assistant, a Legal Secretary.
  • A General-Purpose Simple-Task Automated Assistant, such as: a Smartphone Voice Assistant (e.g., Siri), an Email Filtering Tool.
  • A General-Purpose Complex-Task Automated Assistant, such as: a Business Process Automation Tool, a Data Analysis Software.
  • A Domain-Specific Simple-Task Human Assistant, such as: a Library Assistant, a Medical Assistant.
  • A Domain-Specific Complex-Task Human Assistant, such as: a Paralegal, a Surgical Assistant.
  • A Domain-Specific Simple-Task Automated Assistant, such as: a Tax Preparation Software, a Flight Booking Bot.
  • A Domain-Specific Complex-Task Automated Assistant, such as: a Diagnostic AI in healthcare, a Financial Risk Analysis Software.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • A Leader.
  • A Organizational Manager.
  • A Stand-alone Software Application that doesn't offer assistance.
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• See: Task Management, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction.

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References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/assistant

2023

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assistant#Noun
  1. A person who assists or helps someone else.
  2. Template:Lb Sales assistant.
  3. A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.

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