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No, you don't work w/ a fleet of agents, you use them to do your work.

This is a general issue that is being forced on us by AI companies; AI is not a human being, it is a tool that we can use to do things. We don't have them as coworkers or subordinates, they're objects specialized in language processing. Thinking otherwise leads people to all kinds of existential and psychological issues that in the end make no sense.

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No. If these tools could do your work, people would feel existential dread anyway. It doesn’t matter at all if they are coworkers or tools (I really don’t see why would it ever matter).

> If these tools could do your work, people would feel existential dread anyway.

That is, if your entire self worth is tied to your work.

I think we should consider moving away from that notion.

> That is, if your entire self worth is tied to your work.

No. It's also if you take pride in your work and your self worth is partially based on that. And I think there's nothing wrong with that (quite contrary - I think it's great).

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