Paradigm Shift: AI Has Evolved from 'Just a Tool' to a 'Digital Employee'
nptacek · x · 2026-08-12
Challenging the common narrative that 'AI is just a tool', industry observers argue that this abstraction is no longer accurate given the rapid capability expansion over the past year. Treating AI as an 'employee' is currently a much closer analogy, though it remains to be seen how long this framework will last as AI continues to evolve.
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