The progression is already visible:
First humans ask AI to do work
Then AI suggests actions and humans approve.
Then AI executes within guardrails.
Then it operates independently under defined mandates.
Then the AI starts suggesting optimal work for the human to do to achieve a task.
Eventually, collaboration becomes so tight it no longer feels like using a tool — it feels like an extension of cognition.
Humans remain the source of preference, trust and context. AI becomes the infrastructure for judgment and execution.