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I feel like this article is establishing a nuanced vocabulary for talking about human-machine agency. I really love and appreciate the nuance. For an old school enthusiastic of the long-standing debate about free will, this article is a feast for the mind. In many ways, this is what I love most about this new AI era: the opportunity to reevaluate stock-and-trade philosophical concepts from the standpoint of a newly emergent kind of agency, dare I say consciousness. Keep up the great work. I think you have found an amazing groove of intensity in this series. You are the perfect person to mine it for diamonds!!!

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Very interesting! new research is also trying to understand how we "frame" the agent depending on the role he takes on in our life beyond what he actually does.

Sometimes he can be a "servant", other times a "partner" and still others a "snitch" if we feel threatened by privacy. This is especially true if we look at SVAs (Smart Virtual Assistants) like Alexa or Google Home.

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I absolutely love this treatment on the interplay between humans and machines. There’ are such complex feedback loops in our relationships it’s hard to see them unless they are laid out like you’ve done in your writing… excellent as usual! And thank you for listing me as a curious mind - means a lot

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