homo delegans

Latin dēlēgāns, present participle ofdēlēgāre, “the delegating one”.

definition

The hominid that follows homo sapiens: a human who expands by delegating to machine agents, and stays the author. Knowing is no longer the differentiator; directing is. The species trait is not the use of AI, it is the discipline around it: what to hand over, what to hold, and how to verify what comes back.

diagnostics

Delegates the work, never the judgment. Writes rules machines can check. Reads reports instead of watching hands. Remains human-first: the agents multiply the person, they do not replace one.

first described

2026, this page: yuv.run.

observed in the wild

github.com/fleetorders, human-first tools for homo delegans, and thefield notes.

homo sapiens → homo delegans. Evolution by delegation.