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Agency (n):

                the capacity to act, that is, to have the
                competence to speak or write in a way
                that will be recognized or heeded by
                others in one’s community



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What sort of agency?



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Is sentience necessary
                              for agency?


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1. replaces unreliable human labor




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1. replaces unreliable human labor

                 2. prescribes actions




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1. replaces unreliable human labor

                 2. prescribes actions

                 3. determines who can open the door




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1. replaces unreliable human labor

                 2. prescribes actions

                 3. determines who can open the door

                4. enters into conflict




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levels of agency



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Is a bot an author?




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Is a bot an author?
                          a writer?



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Is a bot an author?
                          a writer?
                          a composer?


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Darwin, MN



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33,932



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[City name] is a city in [county name],
                [state], USA. The population was [X] at
                the 2000 census.

                According to the United States Census
                Bureau, the city has a total area of [X]
                square miles ([X] km), of which [X]
                square miles ([X] km) is land and [X]
                square miles ([X] km) of it ([X]%) is
                water.

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60%
                        (50,000 + 33,932)


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912
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fix typos
                                                add facts
   revert vandalism
                              perform translation


                           add images
         apply templates                  add editor signatures


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Bot Approval Group



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88% of article text
                        was bot-generated


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21 out of 35 edits



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humans weren’t so
                           productive


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12% of human edits
                    were vandalism-related


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Who wrote this article?



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Who composed this article?



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