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Figure 1.2. Book structure, showing the division into two parts and eight sections. Chapter
numbers are given.

introductory chapter therefore concludes by identifying a few of these thematic
overlaps (section 3).

2.1 Agent-Human Relationships
This first section engages the reader in the question of what a relationship
between a computer agent and a human user might be. Are relationships pos-
sible at all, and if so, what would it mean for an agent and a human to have
a relationship? What theoretical bases should we use for this problem? How