<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Modern systems do not merely persuade; they... > Modern systems do not merely persuade; they classify, rank, recommend, price, and route. Agency in the age of artificial intelligence requires knowing which signals are being emitted, which machine or institution interprets them, and how to participate without mistaking the score for the whole person. **Source:** [[livestreams/Reclaiming Agency From Systems of Control - Workbook|Reclaiming Agency From Systems of Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Modern systems do not merely persuade; they classify, rank, recommend, price, and route. Agency in the age of artificial intelligence requires knowing which signals are being emitted, which machine or institution interprets them, and how to participate without mistaking the score for the whole person.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-modern-systems-merely-score-whole-person ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->