Wykorzystanie kognitywnych programów agentowych w procesie zarządzania wiedzą w organizacji gospodarczej

The modern economy, based on the information and knowledge, forces the organizations to the use the IT tools which support the knowledge management process and realize the cognitive functions and decision-making. The article presents a concept of economic organization's knowledge management, using the cognitive agents. They can understand the real importance of the observed phenomena and economic processes taking place in the organization's environment, carry out an in-depth analysis of information, draw conclusions and take specific actions. Analysis of knowledge management process has been carried out in the first part of article. Next, the cognitive architecture named Learning Intelligent Distribution Agent (LIDA) has been characterized. The last part of article presents the manner of LIDA agent operation in regard to realization of sub-processes of knowledge management process. The cognitive agents' features allow organizations to gain competitive advantage thanks to the smooth management of their knowledge. They also allow to reduce the cost of operation of the company by making quick and accurate decisions at an operational, tactical and strategic level.