The subject of the research is the phenomenon of human agency, freedom of choice, and personal autonomy in the context of the rapid development and implementation of artificial intelligence systems. The article examines the fundamental transformation of social and political processes caused by the algorithmization of medicine, economic activity, and everyday life. It focuses on the growing contradiction between the expansion of human cognitive and operational capabilities and the simultaneous erosion of the boundaries of independence. The analysis explores how intelligent machines, freeing individuals from monotonous labor and providing access to vast amounts of data, create unprecedented pressure on conventional notions of an independent subject. The research focus is directed towards what it means to be a free individual in a world where algorithmic governance becomes increasingly subtle and ubiquitous. It studies how the implicit influence of recommendation systems and predictive analytics redefines the very possibility of independent will expression. The article raises questions about the limits of personal agency when decision-making is transferred from humans to machines. The research methodology is based on a comprehensive theoretical analysis. A critical review and systematization of contemporary researchers' positions on the transformation of subjectivity under the influence of AI is conducted. Conceptual analysis and generalization methods are employed to identify key risks of losing autonomy. The scientific novelty of the work lies in substantiating the need to revise classical interpretations of freedom considering the algorithmic reality. The article proposes a rethinking of subjectivity, which is now inextricably linked to the ability to interact with intelligent systems without losing control. It demonstrates that maintaining freedom of choice requires not a rejection of technology, but the development of a new digital literacy based on understanding the principles of AI operation. The main conclusion of the research is that the preservation of human agency becomes a direct function of algorithm transparency and conscious limitation of their impact. The work formulates a set of practical measures to prevent negative scenarios, including covert manipulation and degradation of will skills. It asserts that only by establishing clear boundaries on AI intervention in decision-making can individuals be preserved as independent subjects. Without these measures, technologies pose a threat of establishing "comfortable unfreedom," where convenience masks the gradual loss of personal agency.
Artem Aleksandrovich Sergienko (Mon,) studied this question.