Erosion of Human Agency
AccidentMedium HighHuman agency—the capacity to make meaningful choices that shape one's life and the world—may be eroding as AI systems increasingly mediate, predict, and direct human behavior. Unlike enfeeblement (losing capability), erosion of agency concerns losing meaningful control even while retaining capability.
Severity
Medium High
Likelihood
High
Time Horizon
~2030
Maturity
Neglected
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Assessment
SeverityMedium High
LikelihoodHigh
Time Horizon~2030
MaturityNeglected
CategoryAccident
Details
TypeStructural
StatusAlready occurring
Tags
human-agencyautonomymanipulationrecommendation-systemsdigital-rights