Free will as structured unpredictability: toward a symbiotic human–AI relationship
Abstract
Human history has been shaped by revolutions of varying pace, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging in mere decades. This paper introduces a preliminary framework for fostering a symbiotic human-AI relationship by integrating human free will into AI systems. We conceptualize free will as 'structured unpredictability' and propose a speculative extension of Shannon's information theory to model its informational contributions. By framing free will as an informational surplus, we envision AI as a mirror and amplifier of human creativity. While theoretical, this framework lays the foundation for future empirical and computational research to preserve human autonomy and diversity in AI-driven systems.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Embodied and Extended Cognition
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Free Will and Agency
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Volume
- 9
- Pages
- 1694537–1694537
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026
- Language
- EN