What Counts as Human-AI Collaboration?
I keep coming back to a simple question: when I use an LLM, am I collaborating with it, or just using a tool? That distinction matters more than it first appears. If we call every AI interaction a collaboration, the word becomes too loose to be useful. But if we reserve collaboration for situations where the human and the system genuinely shape each other’s work, then the term becomes more precise — and more honest. ...