[2603.28306] Self++: Co-Determined Agency for Human--AI Symbiosis in Extended Reality

Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction arXiv:2603.28306 (cs) [Submitted on 30 Mar 2026] Title:Self++: Co-Determined Agency for Human--AI Symbiosis in Extended Reality Authors:Thammathip Piumsomboon View a PDF of the paper titled Self++: Co-Determined Agency for Human--AI Symbiosis in Extended Reality, by Thammathip Piumsomboon View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Self++ is a design blueprint for human-AI symbiosis in extended reality (XR) that preserves human authorship while still benefiting from increasingly capable AI agents. Because XR can shape both perceptual evidence and action, apparently 'helpful' assistance can drift into over-reliance, covert persuasion, and blurred responsibility. Self++ grounds interaction in two complementary theories: Self-Determination Theory (autonomy, competence, relatedness) and the Free Energy Principle (predictive stability under uncertainty). It operationalises these foundations through co-determination, treating the human and the AI as a coupled system that must keep intent and limits legible, tune support over time, and preserve the user's right to endorse, contest, and override. These requirements are summarised as the co-determination principles (T.A.N.): Transparency, Adaptivity, and Negotiability. Self++ organises augmentation into three concurrently activatable overlays spanning sensorimotor competence support (Self: competence overlay), deliberative autonomy support (Self+: autonomy overlay), and social and long-horizo...