Human Autonomy & Digital Identity
How AI systems affect individual agency, self-determination, and identity — including the risks of surveillance, manipulation, and the erosion of human capabilities.
Trajectory
Growing pressure on autonomy
Main driver
Dominance of digital identities and AI social networks
Leading actors
AI platform providers; tech giants
State in 2040
Individual autonomy significantly eroded
The autonomy of the individual comes under pressure as digital identities and virtual spaces increasingly dominate life, and AI-supported social networks gain strongly in importance. AR with the help of AI becomes ubiquitous.