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AI agents are not your coworkers, warns MIT Tech Review

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from MIT Technology Review ·

A new MIT Technology Review article argues that companies should stop anthropomorphizing AI tools by giving them human names and roles. The piece warns that treating AI agents as colleagues can mislead employees about their capabilities and limitations. It calls for clearer communication about what these systems can and cannot do in the workplace.

Meridian48 take
The article rightly pushes back on corporate hype, but the real risk is that companies will use the 'coworker' label to dodge accountability for AI mistakes.
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