{
  "answer": "Agency concerns attributable action selection or goal pursuit. Autonomy concerns how independently those actions are selected or executed. A system may have limited agency under tight delegation or high operational autonomy without lawful authority, sovereignty or personhood.",
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  "id": "K01-ANSWER-023",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "question": "What is the difference between agency and autonomy?",
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  "shortAnswer": "Agency concerns attributable action selection or goal pursuit. Autonomy concerns how independently those actions are selected or executed. A system may have limited agency under tight delegation or high operational autonomy without lawful authority, sovereignty or personhood.",
  "slug": "what-is-difference-between-agency-and-autonomy",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "topic": "agency-autonomy",
  "type": "Question"
}