LLMs lack agency in the sense that they have no goals, preferences, or commitments. Humans do, even when our ideas are derivative. We can decide that this is th

LLMs lack agency in the sense that they have no goals, preferences, or commitments. Humans do, even when our ideas are derivative. We can decide that this is the right choice and move forward, subjectively and imperfectly. That capacity to commit under uncertainty is part of what agency actually is.