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Agentic Succession Theory
By Montrel Hutto · Published by Eziah AI · 2025
Abstract
Agentic Succession Theory examines how authority, responsibility, and decision rights transfer between human operators and increasingly autonomous agentic systems. It frames succession not as a single handover but as a continuous negotiation across roles, time horizons, and domains of judgment.
Key Concepts
- Succession as a continuous negotiation rather than a single handover
- Reversibility and legitimacy as preconditions for delegating authority to agents
- Institutional design as the primary lever for safe agentic succession
Summary
The paper outlines a framework for reasoning about succession in mixed human and machine systems: which decisions can be delegated, under what conditions delegation is reversible, and how legitimacy is established and maintained as agents take on more consequential roles. It treats succession as an institutional design problem rather than a purely technical one.
Citation
Montrel Hutto. (2025). Agentic Succession Theory. Eziah AI. https://eziah.ai/research/agentic-succession-theory
- Author
- Montrel Hutto
- Publisher
- Eziah AI
- Year
- 2025
- Format
- White Paper (PDF)
- Canonical URL
- https://eziah.ai/research/agentic-succession-theory