Research reportAugust 2026
Human Agency in AI Use
Exploratory findings from surveyed generative AI users
Research on how generative AI use relates to independent thinking, verification, explanation, capability retention, and decision authority.
Neuravox Policy Lab
Research, policy, and public interest technology.
The Policy Lab conducts research and policy work on technology, public institutions, digital infrastructure, and community participation across Africa and the Global South.
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Human Agency in AI Use
Frequency was not a simple proxy for weaker agency
How people engaged with AI appeared more informative than how often they used it.
Retained control coexisted with delegation
AI assistance and behaviours associated with verification, explanation and independent judgment appeared together.
Agency appears multidimensional
The evidence did not support compressing the surveyed behaviours into one overall agency score.
This is an exploratory study. The findings describe patterns for further research and do not establish causal relationships.
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GOVTechnology Governance and Public PolicyResearch for technology strategy, regulation, oversight, and public sector readiness.
- National technology strategy development and implementation
- Regulatory framework design and stakeholder engagement
- Algorithmic accountability and transparency
- Public sector readiness assessment and capacity building
COMPublic Communication and EngagementWork that supports public understanding, clear technology narratives, and informed participation.
- Public technology literacy and awareness
- Narrative development for responsible adoption
- Misinformation response and fact checking
- Community engagement and participatory communication
INFData and Digital InfrastructureResearch on language data systems, digital readiness, and community controlled infrastructure.
- Community Language Data Cooperative development
- VoiceLink Uganda and language technology
- Digital readiness assessment and infrastructure planning
- Data sovereignty and community controlled data systems
ETHCommunity Led Methods and EthicsMethods that place consent, cultural context, and participation within technology work.
- Participatory data governance and community consent
- Culturally grounded design methods
- Community led standards and guidelines
- Inclusive development and deployment practices
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The Neuravox Policy Lab is the Foundation’s research and policy programme. It studies how technology affects public institutions and communities, develops evidence for policy and governance, and communicates findings for public use.
The Lab draws on Neuravox work in public engagement, digital infrastructure, language data, and community led methods across Africa and the Global South.
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