Machine Society

Machine Society

When the boss is AI

First we used software. Then software started using software. And now software can use us.

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Mike Elgan
Mar 08, 2026
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In ancient times (three years ago), biological human people of the Homo sapiens sapiens species were the exclusive users of software. Some of that software was AI.

It was a one-way relationship: People used AI and other software. That was phase 1. Good times.

Since then, people started creating agentic AI tools. One attribute of agentic systems is that …

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