http://www.physorg.com/news124368610.html

I reckon that this kind of idea is really great. In part, it's good just to see people extending SL beyond the bounds of the virtual world offered directly by Linden Labs. But more than that, the investigation into an AI which can control an avatar in such an open-ended situation is very brave.

A number of people have dismissed it as a 'bot'. However, bots for games are very narrow-focused, and most of their behaviour can be faked and/or pre-planned in various ways. Second Life doesn't have goals, tactics or strategies, so you're really looking at core behaviour... rationale based on beliefs and supposition. Very interesting stuff.