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  title info:
    title: Agent nation
    sub title: how autonomous AI is rewriting the rules of society--and what we can do about it
  name:
    name part: Shah, Chirag
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: cau
    date issued: 2026
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 239 pages) : illustrations
  abstract: AI agents are no longer just tools-they're actors. Are we ready for the society they're building? Across industries and institutions, a new class of autonomous digital agents is quietly reshaping the foundations of human society. These AI systems negotiate contracts, manage infrastructure, make medical decisions, and even represent individuals in financial transactions-often without our awareness or consent. In Agent Nation, Chirag Shah reveals how these agents are forming a parallel system of influence and control, governed not by human values but by algorithmic logic. This is not another book about job displacement or data privacy. It's a bold, clear-eyed examination of how AI agents are becoming independent participants in our economies, governments, and personal lives-and what that means for human autonomy. Drawing on cutting-edge research and real-world case studies from boardrooms to city halls, Shah exposes the growing accountability gap and offers a pragmatic roadmap for reclaiming agency in an increasingly agentic world. With frameworks for democratic AI governance, ethical design principles for personal AI agents, and strategies for economic justice in the age of algorithmic intermediaries, Agent Nation equips professionals, policymakers, and technologists with the tools to ensure AI serves human interests-not the other way around. Whether you're leading digital transformation, shaping public policy, or simply navigating life in a world run by artificial agents, this book is your essential guide to understanding-and influencing-the future of intelligent autonomy.
  table of contents: Chapter 1: The Rise of Agent Nation -- Chapter 2: The New Digital Workforce -- Chapter 3: Algorithmic Governance -- Chapter 4: Intimate Algorithms -- Chapter 5: The Accountability Gap -- Chapter 6: Democratic AI Governance -- Chapter 7: Designing Human-Centered AI Agents -- Chapter 8: Reclaiming Human Agency.
  note: Chirag Shah.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Artificial intelligence
    topic: Social aspects
  subject:
    topic: Autonomic computing
  subject:
    topic: Informatique autonome
  classification: Q335 .S43 2026
  classification: 006.3
  related item:
    identifier: (OCoLC)1563976884
  identifier: 9798868824548 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 9798868824531
  identifier: 9798868824555
  identifier: 9798868824548 O'Reilly Media
  location:
    physical location: POD
  record info:
    record content source: GW5XE
    record creation date: 260623
    record change date: 20260808204621.9
    record identifier: in00005790416
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng