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X-WR-CALNAME:Beyond the Dichotomy of Tool vs. Teammate: Functional\, Normat
 ive\, and Experiential Perspectives on AI in Organizations
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Dichotomy of Tool vs. Teammate: Functional\, Normative\,
  and Experiential Perspectives on AI in Organizations
DESCRIPTION:BritCHI 2026 · Paper Session 1: AI\, Expertise and Changing Pr
 actice\nOntrup\, Alizadeh\, Berretta\, Georganta\, Kerstan\, Rieth\, Tausc
 h\, Tschopp\, Ulfert\, Wischnewski\nThe dichotomous debate coined “Team 
 member vs. Tool” addresses the question of whether artificial intelligen
 ce (AI) is\, can\, or should be a team member or a tool in an organization
 al context. In this paper\, we challenge the assumption that the ”Team m
 ember vs. Tool” positions are in tension at all and posit that apparent 
 discrepancies between these two positions mainly arise from a failure to d
 istinguish between different analytical levels: functional descriptions of
  what AI does\, normative claims about what AI should be\, and social-psyc
 hological accounts of how people experience and interpret AI at work. We d
 isentangle these three perspectives and their respective contributions to 
 the conceptualization of AI in the work and organizational context. Buildi
 ng on this distinction\, we further demonstrate that the relations between
  these perspectives are interdependent but asymmetrical. Functional proper
 ties of AI systems more directly shape social–psychological experiences\
 , which in turn inform organizational practices\, while normative perspect
 ives primarily influence both functional design and interpretive frames th
 rough processes of translation and implementation. We argue that many tens
 ions in the literature stem from overlooking these uneven pathways of infl
 uence.
LOCATION:Brunel University London\, Kingston Lane\, Uxbridge UB8 3PH
URL:https://www.britchi.uk/programme/schedule/paper-session-1-ai-expertise-
 and-changing-practice/
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