AI Regulation is a Chance to Fix Deeper Problems - Part I
Why AI regulation is an opportunity to examine the relationship between technology, work and power.
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A reading guide
Human agency in an AI world
As AI takes on more work, the question is not only what it can do. It is what people can still decide, question and change. These essays explore that question from regulation and design to the relationship between human intent and machine autonomy.
Agency and participation are different
Human agency is the ability to act and decide. Human-in-the-loop describes a person’s participation in a decision or process loop. The two are related, but participation alone does not establish meaningful control: the person’s role, information and ability to intervene matter.
Read the argument in order
The three-part 2021 series begins with regulation, examines how algorithms shape our choices, and turns to the design of systems that preserve human agency. The earlier essay on intent asks why a system’s objective cannot be separated from the people who define it.
From the essays to the work
Nera continues the practical thread: keeping intent, requirements and architectural decisions explicit as people and AI agents build software. The career story explains the current work; the essays retain the ideas and context of their original publication.
Selected essays and research
Follow the ideas into the work
"F*** the Algorithm", It’s Time to Get Our Agency Back - Part II
Reclaiming agency in a world shaped by algorithms starts with understanding the choices built into our technology.
17 min read
Designing for the Humans in the Loop - Part III
How AI design can preserve the judgment and agency of people in the decision or process loop. The final essay in a three-part series.
13 min read
AI Does Not Have Its Own Intent
AI does not decide what matters on its own. Human intent remains central to the systems we build.
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