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Human agency in AI
Definition
The capacity of people to retain meaningful autonomy, judgement, and control when evaluating and using AI systems rather than allowing AI to displace human decision-making.
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Protecting human agency is especially important in education because AI can influence teaching, assessment, knowledge construction, and learner autonomy.
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Sources and evidence
- UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers — PDF p. 27 · report p. 28 — §4.1, competency 1.1 Human agency (direct)