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Why companies calling AI agents “coworkers” could make human oversight worse

Why companies calling AI agents “coworkers” could make human oversight worse

A new MIT Technology Review analysis, centered on research by Boston University professor Emma Wiles, argues that framing AI agents as employees or coworkers is not just marketing language. The evidence cited suggests that human managers become less careful and less accountable when AI is presented as a colleague rather than a tool, a risk that matters as major vendors push agent-based workplace products into enterprise workflows.

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