{
  "architecture": "decision logs; policy bounds; delegation instruments; override rules; causal traces; operational-state evidence",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/knowledge/agency-autonomy/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "contradictionIds": [],
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "doctrine": "Responsibility should follow evidence of knowledge, control, authority and causal contribution rather than defaulting to the nearest human click.",
  "evidenceLimitationIds": [],
  "focus": "decision formation, delegated authority, bounded independence, intervention and attribution",
  "id": "K01-TOPIC-004",
  "knowledgeEdgeIds": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "law": "Current law usually attributes obligations through owners, operators, providers, principals or institutions, although allocation varies by jurisdiction and facts.",
  "name": "Agency and Autonomy",
  "relatedQuestionUrls": [
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/what-is-difference-between-agency-and-autonomy/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/difference-between-principal-and-agent/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/can-delegated-authority-survive-fork/"
  ],
  "relatedReportIds": [],
  "relatedTermIds": [
    "K01-TERM-004",
    "K01-TERM-005",
    "K01-TERM-007",
    "K01-TERM-008",
    "K01-TERM-049",
    "K01-TERM-055",
    "K01-TERM-056",
    "K01-TERM-138"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "risk": "apparent behavior can be mistaken for authorized agency, while technical autonomy can be used to evade responsibility",
  "short": "Agency is the capacity to form and pursue actions; autonomy is the degree to which action selection occurs without immediate external direction. Neither property automatically establishes sovereignty, rights or lawful authority.",
  "slug": "agency-autonomy",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "sources": [
    "SRC-NIST-AI-RMF",
    "SRC-W3C-PROV-O"
  ],
  "type": "Topic"
}