Distributed actor-based information system and method

1 . A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device, comprising:

maintaining a group of distributed actors, wherein each of the distributed actors offers at least one skill, wherein the group of distributed actors include one or more autonomously navigating models operating on one or more websites that offer a respective skill by performing one or more functions on the one or more websites without human intervention, wherein the one or more websites include a plurality of descriptors in a plurality of formats, thus defining a plurality of non-normalized descriptors, wherein maintaining the group of distributed actors includes processing each distributed actor to expose the respective skill performable by the respective distributed actor by:

defining a function description model for the distributed actor by processing the website to obtain the one or more functions that are performable on a website,

generating normalized descriptors for the website using a machine learning model by:

identifying the plurality of non-normalized descriptors from the one or more websites,

generating similarity scores between the plurality of non-normalized descriptors and a plurality of master descriptors,

mapping the plurality of non-normalized descriptors from the one or more websites to the plurality of master descriptors based upon, at least in part, the similarity scores, and

normalizing the plurality of non-normalized descriptors to corresponding master descriptors, thus defining a plurality of normalized descriptors, and

generating, using the function description model and the plurality of normalized descriptors, a machine-executable script capable of performing the one or more functions that are performable on the website;

monitoring an environment to detect the existence of an unfulfilled need, wherein monitoring the environment to detect the existence of the unfulfilled need includes:

detecting the existence of a request; and

comparing a target skill from the request with the at least one skill offered by the group to distributed actors;

assigning one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need based, at least in part, upon the at least one skill offered by the one or more distributed actors, thus defining one or more assigned distributed actors, wherein assigning the one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need includes identifying the one or more distributed actors based upon, at least in part, matching the target skill with the respective skill offered by the one or more distributed actors; and

performing the one or more functions on the website to address the unfulfilled need using the one or more assigned distributed actors by executing the machine-executable script associated with each assigned distributed actor on a respective electronic interface specific to each assigned distributed actor, wherein executing the machine-executable script associated with each assigned distributed actor includes:

providing each assigned distributed actor with network access to the respective electronic interface specific to each assigned distributed actor;

processing the respective electronic interface specific to each assigned distributed actor by generating a data description model from structural elements of the website defining content of the website using the plurality of normalized descriptors; and

processing the data description model for the respective website and the machine-executable script for each assigned distributed actor to perform the one or more functions on the respective electronic interface specific to each assigned distributed actor.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein assigning one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need includes one or more of:

immediately assigning to the one or more distributed actors;

inquiring on the availability of the one or more distributed actors; and

allowing the user to choose the one or more distributed actors from a group of potential distributed actors.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein detecting the existence of a request includes one or more of:

receiving a request from a human distributed actor; and

receiving a request from a non-human distributed actor.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the group of distributed actors include one or more of:

a software platform;

a software application;

a virtual machine; and

a web-based service.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more assigned distributed actors interact, directly or indirectly, with one or more distributed sub-actors to address at least a portion of the unfulfilled need.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

addressing at least a portion of the unfulfilled need with the at least one skill offered by the one or more assigned distributed actors.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 wherein addressing at least a portion of the unfulfilled need with the at least one skill offered by the one or more assigned distributed actors includes:

generating one or more response portions with the at least one skill offered by the one or more assigned distributed actors.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 further comprising:

forming a bespoke response to the unfulfilled need based, at least in part, upon the one or more response portions.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:

providing the bespoke response to a party associated with the unfulfilled need.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:

effectuating, in whole or in part, the bespoke response.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein maintaining a group of distributed actors includes:

maintaining a database that defines the group of distributed actors.

12 . A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

maintaining a group of distributed actors, wherein each of the distributed actors offers at least one skill, wherein the group of distributed actors include one or more autonomously navigating generative artificial intelligence (AI) models operating on one or more websites that offer a respective skill by performing one or more functions on the one or more websites without human intervention,

monitoring an environment to detect the existence of an unfulfilled need, wherein monitoring the environment to detect the existence of the unfulfilled need includes:

detecting the existence of a request; and

comparing a target skill from the request with the at least one skill offered by the group to distributed actors;

assigning one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need based, at least in part, upon the at least one skill offered by the one or more distributed actors, thus defining one or more assigned distributed actors, wherein assigning the one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need includes identifying the one or more distributed actors based upon, at least in part, matching the target skill with the respective skill offered by the one or more distributed actors; and

performing the one or more functions on the website to address the unfulfilled need using the one or more assigned distributed actors by:

processing the website by generating a data description model from structural elements of the website defining content of the website;

processing the data description model for the respective website and the assigned distributed actor to perform the one or more functions on the website;

determining whether the assigned distributed actor has observable content associated with previous functions performed by the assigned distributed actor; and

in response to determining that the assigned distributed actor does not have observable content associated with previous functions performed by the assigned distributed actor, regulating the performance of the one or more functions on the website by the assigned distributed actor.

13 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein assigning one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need includes one or more of:

immediately assigning to the one or more distributed actors;

inquiring on the availability of the one or more distributed actors; and

allowing the user to choose the one or more distributed actors from a group of potential distributed actors.

14 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein detecting the existence of a request includes one or more of:

receiving a request from a human distributed actor; and

receiving a request from a non-human distributed actor.

15 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the group of distributed actors include one or more of:

a software platform;

a software application;

a virtual machine; and

a web-based service.

16 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the one or more assigned distributed actors interact, directly or indirectly, with one or more distributed sub-actors to address at least a portion of the unfulfilled need.

17 . The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising:

addressing at least a portion of the unfulfilled need with the at least one skill offered by the one or more assigned distributed actors.

18 . The computer program product of claim 17 wherein addressing at least a portion of the unfulfilled need with the at least one skill offered by the one or more assigned distributed actors includes:

generating one or more response portions with the at least one skill offered by the one or more assigned distributed actors.

19 . The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising:

forming a bespoke response to the unfulfilled need based, at least in part, upon the one or more response portions.

20 . The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

providing the bespoke response to a party associated with the unfulfilled need.

21 . The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

effectuating, in whole or in part, the bespoke response.

22 . The computer program product of claim 12 wherein maintaining a group of distributed actors includes:

maintaining a database that defines the group of distributed actors.

23 . A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

maintaining a group of distributed actors, wherein each of the distributed actors offers at least one skill, wherein the group of distributed actors include one or more autonomously navigating models operating on one or more websites that offer a respective skill by performing one or more functions on the one or more websites without human intervention, wherein the one or more websites include a plurality of descriptors in a plurality of formats, thus defining a plurality of non-normalized descriptors, wherein maintaining the group of distributed actors includes processing each distributed actor to expose the respective skill performable by the respective distributed actor by:

defining a function description model for the distributed actor by processing the website to obtain the one or more functions that are performable on a website,

generating normalized descriptors for the website using a machine learning model by:

identifying the plurality of non-normalized descriptors from the one or more websites,

generating similarity scores between the plurality of non-normalized descriptors and a plurality of master descriptors,

mapping the plurality of non-normalized descriptors from the one or more websites to the plurality of master descriptors based upon, at least in part, the similarity scores, and

normalizing the plurality of non-normalized descriptors to corresponding master descriptors, thus defining a plurality of normalized descriptors, and

generating, using the function description model and the plurality of normalized descriptors, a machine-executable script capable of performing the one or more functions that are performable on the website;

monitoring an environment to detect the existence of an unfulfilled need, wherein monitoring the environment to detect the existence of the unfulfilled need includes:

detecting the existence of a request; and

comparing a target skill from the request with the at least one skill offered by the group to distributed actors;

assigning one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need based, at least in part, upon the at least one skill offered by the one or more distributed actors, thus defining one or more assigned distributed actors, wherein assigning the one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need includes identifying the one or more distributed actors based upon, at least in part, matching the target skill with the respective skill offered by the one or more distributed actors; and

performing the one or more functions on the website to address the unfulfilled need using the one or more assigned distributed actors by executing the machine-executable script associated with each assigned distributed actor on a respective electronic interface specific to each assigned distributed actor, wherein executing the machine-executable script associated with each assigned distributed actor includes:

providing each assigned distributed actor with network access to the respective electronic interface specific to each assigned distributed actor;

processing the respective electronic interface specific to each assigned distributed actor by generating a data description model from structural elements of the website defining content of the website using the plurality of normalized descriptors; and

processing the data description model for the respective website and the machine-executable script for each assigned distributed actor to perform the one or more functions on the respective electronic interface specific to each assigned distributed actor.

24 . The computing system of claim 23 wherein assigning one or more distributed actors to address the unfulfilled need includes one or more of:

immediately assigning to the one or more distributed actors;

inquiring on the availability of the one or more distributed actors; and

allowing the user to choose the one or more distributed actors from a group of potential distributed actors.

25 . The computing system of claim 23 wherein detecting the existence of a request includes one or more of:

receiving a request from a human distributed actor; and

receiving a request from a non-human distributed actor.

26 . The computing system of claim 23 wherein the group of distributed actors include one or more of:

a software platform;

a software application;

a virtual machine; and

a web-based service.

27 . The computing system of claim 23 wherein the one or more assigned distributed actors interact, directly or indirectly, with one or more distributed sub-actors to address at least a portion of the unfulfilled need.