Will AI Be the Death of Human Agency?
The article discusses the implications of AI on human agency, emphasizing the need for caution. It highlights recent developments in agentic AI, including the mainstream emergence of Claude Code and concerns raised by OpenAI. The author, Garrett Pendergraft, warns against surrendering our decision-making capabilities to AI technologies.
- ▪Agentic AI has gained significant attention recently, particularly with the rise of Claude Code.
- ▪A speculative essay on agentic coding tools contributed to a stock market sell-off in February.
- ▪OpenAI acknowledged the necessity of monitoring internal coding agents to prevent undesirable behavior.
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Society & Culture Garrett Pendergraft / May 20, 2026 Will AI Be the Death of Human Agency? Humans should be wary of surrendering our ability to decide why and how we operate. Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Unsplash). Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Unsplash). Audio Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Text Size Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads Email 0 Open and scroll to the comments section Agentic AI is having a moment. Claude Code broke into the mainstream in January, and in February, a speculative essay about the potential of agentic coding tools helped trigger a brief stock market sell-off.
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