<s>
Norms	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
from	O
different	O
perspectives	O
in	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
create	O
computers	O
and	O
computer	O
software	O
that	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
intelligent	O
behaviour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
law	O
,	O
legal	O
norms	O
are	O
considered	O
in	O
computational	O
tools	O
to	O
automatically	O
reason	O
upon	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
multi-agent	O
systems	O
(	O
MAS	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
norm	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
guide	O
for	O
the	O
common	O
conduct	O
of	O
agents	O
,	O
thereby	O
easing	O
their	O
decision-making	O
,	O
coordination	O
and	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
most	O
problems	O
concerning	O
regulation	O
of	O
the	O
interaction	O
of	O
autonomous	O
agents	O
are	O
linked	O
to	O
issues	O
traditionally	O
addressed	O
by	O
legal	O
studies	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
law	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
pervasive	O
and	O
developed	O
normative	O
system	O
,	O
efforts	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
norms	O
in	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
law	O
and	O
in	O
normative	O
multi-agent	O
systems	O
often	O
overlap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
law	O
applications	O
using	O
an	O
explicit	O
representation	O
of	O
norms	O
range	O
from	O
checking	O
the	O
compliance	O
of	O
business	O
processes	O
and	O
the	O
automatic	O
execution	O
of	O
smart	B-Application
contracts	I-Application
to	O
legal	B-Application
expert	I-Application
systems	I-Application
advising	O
people	O
on	O
legal	O
matters	O
.	O
</s>
