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by daikikadowaki 155 days ago
Thanks for the direct push. Let me ground those statements in the framework of the paper:

1. On "eroding human agency in a black box":

I am referring to "Agency Misattribution". When Generative AI transitions from a passive tool to an active agent, it silently corrects and optimizes human input without explicit consent. The evidence is observable in the psychological shift where users internalize system-mediated successes as personal mastery. For example, when an LLM silently polishes a draft, the writer claims authorship over nuances they did not actually conceive.

2. On "healthy coexistence":

In this paper, this is defined as "Seamful Agency". It is a state where the human can quantify the "D" (Discrepancy) between their raw intent and the system's output. Coexistence is "healthy" only when the locus of judgment remains visible at the moment of intervention.

For a more rigorous definition of JTP and the underlying problem of "silent delegation," I highly recommend reading Chapter 1 of the white paper.

Does this technical framing of "agency as a measurable gap" make more sense to you?