What does it mean to “employ” software instead of people?

Most businesses think of software as tools.

But we’re starting to see something different:

Software that:
• owns responsibility
• runs continuously
• makes decisions within constraints
• is trusted with outcomes

That feels less like “automation”
and more like employment.

This community is for discussing:
• Where digital employees actually work
• Where they absolutely shouldn’t
• What trust means when humans aren’t in the loop

Start here:
What’s one task you’d remove humans from first — and why?

Posted Dec 29, 2025, 7:46 PM UTC

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