I hate that framing because it glosses over what makes AI distinct from other technology. Pretty much anything can be used as a tool, that’s not an interesting aspect of AI. However standard tools do not take decisions on behalf of the user, they do not apply judgement. They come with assumptions and constraints that make some decisions more likely to be made. But the whole thing about LLMs is that they apply judgement and take decisions. When you use an LLM you delegate both aspects to it with very little overview or control.

I don’t think it’s “just a tool”, it’s something that directly compete with the role of humans in a system, by design

Ai is a tool in the same way an employee is a tool. very unlike a hammer.

right but we have never seen a tool like this