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Stop saying that AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used

frank.computer published 2025-05-2510 min read

I’m tired of this phrase and this simple way of thinking about tools. This blog post is a wandering train of thought on the topic of what tools are and why it matters to be even slightly more mature in how we think about them.

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