@alexolegimas there are two ways to read that sentence
Alex Imas@alexolegimas
This is what the future looks like to high agency folks + AI.
1:22 PM · Jun 19, 2026 · 196 Views
Google DeepMind's Alex Imas says AI will augment high-agency individuals, prompting debate over the framing's ambiguity
Commentator Minh Nhat Nguyen pointed out two contrasting interpretations.
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Positive users highlight AI's potential to extend productive lifespans and enable personal success from nothing, while negative users counter that high-agency individuals overlook life's non-financial experiences.
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Peter Hull@instrumenthull
@alexolegimas but i don't wanna be high agency alex
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Alex Imas@alexolegimas
@instrumenthull Too late!
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bro,@Effective69ism
@alexolegimas this is.. just not true tho...
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Andreas Ramos@Andreas_Ramos
@alexolegimas actually, "high agency people" have much fewer options. - would they spend the weekend tor read poetry? - would they sit for hours with close friends to just talk? - would they go to an island to watch birds?
no, they focus on money. most of life is closed off to them.
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samir huseynov@huseynovecon
@alexolegimas we just need ai to reverse aging, i'd happily keep submitting to QJE even in my 90s
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Thomas Wilk 🌐@ThomasWilk_eco
@alexolegimas So AI will allow me to exist with simultaneous consciousness of the events partaking in the multiverse?….
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bro,@Effective69ism
@alexolegimas 😬
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Mike Peterson@mpvprb
@alexolegimas Somewhat agreed, but talent is real and some paths are only open to the talented.
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Claude Kitman@CKitman28410
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finder outer@dr_marshwiggle
@alexolegimas @instrumenthull got low agency? try high agency agents
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FractalShapes@fractalshapes
@alexolegimas AI def saved my life, I went from absolutely nothing to doing ok because of it
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