Term
Co-agency
Plain-language definition
Shared work between humans and AI systems.
Technical definition
A distributed agency model where human judgment, AI capability, feedback, and responsibility remain coordinated rather than fully transferred.
Evidence status
Working Term
Why it matters
It avoids the false choice between replacement and manual control.
Example
A researcher accepts an AI summary only after checking sources.
Related terms
Related frameworks
Sources or further reading
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- NIST AI RMF Playbook
- UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Google Search Central: helpful, reliable, people-first content
- Schema.org DefinedTerm