You have probably thanked a piece of software this week. Said please to it. Maybe given it a name.
Somewhere in the last year our AI tools grew faces and pronouns, and we started talking about them like the new hire who is keen but green. It feels friendly. A new study of twelve hundred managers says it is also costing you the errors you used to catch and the accountability that is supposed to stay on your name.
You do not apologise to a hammer. It might be worth asking why you apologise to this.
Read the full essay on Substack → Stop Treating AI Like a Colleague
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