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Difference between Intelligence agent and Intelligent agent

intelligence agent—(also: secret agent) a person secretly employed in espionage for a government:

  • Those reports center on a shadowy figure called Maurice Bishop—likely a pseudonym—said to have been an intelligence agent.

intelligent agent—(Computers) a program that does things for the user, such as filtering e-mail, etc.:

  • IVOS (Intelligent Voice Operating System) is an intelligent agent that allows you to run your computer via voice commands.