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non-agentic

non-agentic adjective: not agentic; that works without autonomy or self-determination.

Adjective

non-agentic (comparative more non-agentic, superlative most non-agentic)

  1. not agentic; that works without autonomy or self-determination.
    • The difference is not, for instance, simply defined by human agency on one side and non-agentic causal relations on the other. Rather, differential degrees of agency are distributed across several force-fields, creating the need for subtle explorations of new 'nature/culture' imbrications in...2010, William E. Connolly, “Complexity and Relevance”, in European Political Science, volume 10, number 2, →DOI
    • By attempting to construct the reality of these groups through basic demographics and limited statistics, programmes risk 'symptomizing' them, i.e., over-simplifying their situation, stereotyping, and minimizing their traits onto a negative spectrum; for example, symptomizing the poor as...2016, Juan Del Toro, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, “Invited Reflection: Intersectionality in Quantitative and Qualitative Research”, in Psychology of Women Quarterly, volume 40, number 3, →DOI

Examples of non-agentic in a sentence

  • The difference is not, for instance, simply defined by human agency on one side and non-agentic causal relations on the other.2010, William E. Connolly, “Complexity and Relevance”, in European Political Science, volume 10, number 2, →DOI:
  • When people perceive the current political system as non-agentic, striving for change might indicate an effort of group-based control.2022, Álvaro Rodríguez-López et al., “Political change as group-based control: Threat to personal control reduces the support for...
  • The non-agentic explanatory models put the central focus on the causes behind our actions—what makes us act.2024, Jonas T. Hejlesen, “Hermeneutic Suspicion in Action: Agency Beyond Causality”, in Human Arenas, volume 9, →DOI:
  • Accordingly, we propose as a core building block for further advances the development of a non-agentic AI system that is trustworthy and safe by design, which we call Scientist AI.2025, Yoshua Bengio et al., “Superintelligent Agents Pose Catastrophic Risks: Can Scientist AI Help?”, in arXiv, →DOI:

Forms of non-agentic

comparativemore non-agentic
superlativemost non-agentic
alternative formnonagentic

Origin of non-agentic

From non- + agentic.

Questions about non-agentic

What does non-agentic mean?
Non-agentic means not agentic; that works without autonomy or self-determination.
How do you use non-agentic in a sentence?
The difference is not, for instance, simply defined by human agency on one side and non-agentic causal relations on the other.
What part of speech is non-agentic?
Non-agentic is an adjective.

Words near non-agentic in the dictionary

  1. non-administrative
  2. non-aesthetic
  3. non-affiliated
  4. non-agenda
  5. non-agent
  6. non-agentic
  7. non-agents
  8. non-aggression axiom
  9. non-aggression principle
  10. non-aggressive
  11. non-agricultural

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