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AI Agency through an Affordance theory lens: Actualization of affordances by delegation

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  • Ferran Pérez Pedrola

    (CERGAM de Toulon - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille/Equipe de recherche de Toulon - CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon - IAE Toulon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Toulon - UTLN - Université de Toulon)

  • Claudio Vitari

    (CERGAM de Toulon - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille/Equipe de recherche de Toulon - CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon - IAE Toulon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Toulon - UTLN - Université de Toulon, LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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The moment an AI system is implemented within an organization and it starts to operate without human guidance, does it have agency? Answering that question at a moment when AI systems appear to become a reality for practitioners becomes a priority. This paper proposes the use of the socio-material Affordance theory to explore AI Agency, leveraging the concept of Affordance actualization. Through a literature review of 464 journal and conference papers, this research aims to provide a theoretical framework to understand that potential agency of AI systems.

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  • Ferran Pérez Pedrola & Claudio Vitari, 2025. "AI Agency through an Affordance theory lens: Actualization of affordances by delegation," Post-Print hal-05251786, HAL.
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