Why this metaphor Linus Lee of Notion’s AI team suggests that AI is less a rival intelligence and more a tool, a function, even a “whatever mathematical object” that augments thinking rather than replacing it. On that view, AI becomes a thought calculator — a calculator for thoughts. [^3e5745ab-279e-5154-9c22-9015dba70a32@434] How the term is used - AI as a tool: a function that augments thinking — a thought calculator. [^3e5745ab-279e-5154-9c22-9015dba70a32@434]