You buy a smart bulb, say “turn on,” and it doesn’t respond — because it already turned on before you asked. That’s the power of agents that anticipate. At the Future Festival 2025, we talked about this: AI that acts on its own initiative, not just on command.
💡 What matters today:
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Algorithmic proactivity: agents that decide to offer suggestions or take actions without explicit prompts.
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Limits of initiative: when does acting become intrusive? What levels of autonomy are acceptable?
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Creative responsibility: defining who “activates” the agent, who monitors, and who corrects.
🎯 Mission:
Choose a routine of yours (schedule, organization, editing) and imagine an agent that would do something proactive for you (without asking). Write the “initiative script” for that agent and the cut-offs (when it shouldn’t act). Post it in your stories.
💰 Reward:
+1 XP in Proactive Autonomy
+1 Action Agent activated
