The argument rests on defining a tool as a tool only if it's a tool for a specific task.
For example, if the task is hammering, then a hammer is a tool. A clamp is not a tool because it's not a tool for hammering. But clearly they're both tools for joining two things.
Sure, AI isn't a tool for reading the way a Kindle is. Sure, AI writing code isn't a tool for coding.
But you can use AI like a dictionary to aid normal reading. You can use AI like Stack Exchange to aid coding by hand.
AI is a very multi-purpose tool.
If you're using it to code for you, then sure it's not being used as a coding tool. But it definitely can be.
And if a game designer can now make games with it without contracting programmers, then it's a game-making tool.
For example, if the task is hammering, then a hammer is a tool. A clamp is not a tool because it's not a tool for hammering. But clearly they're both tools for joining two things.
Sure, AI isn't a tool for reading the way a Kindle is. Sure, AI writing code isn't a tool for coding.
But you can use AI like a dictionary to aid normal reading. You can use AI like Stack Exchange to aid coding by hand.
AI is a very multi-purpose tool.
If you're using it to code for you, then sure it's not being used as a coding tool. But it definitely can be.
And if a game designer can now make games with it without contracting programmers, then it's a game-making tool.