Whatever their true definition, one thing's for sure. Bots are hot. In online environments, they are both popular and pestiferous, the cause of constant comment and debate. And though bots vary in form and function, they share common identifiers. They are proliferating. They are increasingly complex. They cause as many problems as they solve. They will not go away. The future of cyberspace belongs to bots. [/] wired 4.04