In The Agentic Self: Human Identity in The Age of AI, Tracey Follows—drawing on insights from her pioneering book The Future of You and her award-winning podcast of the same name—demolishes the illusion of a singular, authentic self and unveils a world where we exist as layered database selves, living in profilicity. She reframes identity as a co-agentive romance—with AI companions that co-craft our ideas, co-narrate our stories, and co-promote our brands. As these agents multiply and even threaten our autonomy, Follows shows how to turn them into allies—amplifying our intuition, safeguarding our humanity, and orchestrating our many selves with strategy and soul. This is your human-centric blueprint for teaming with AI so that, amid a frenzy of digital fragments, you remain the author of your own future.
