AI Moves Beyond Assistant Role to Planning Tasks, Technology Expert Says

The world is entering a new phase in its use of generative artificial intelligence tools, according to Dr. Ashraf Bani Mohamed, an expert in technology policy.

Bani Mohamed said AI is no longer merely an assistant, describing a shift toward tools that can break tasks into smaller parts and draw up a plan.

His assessment places planning and task organisation at the centre of this change, rather than treating AI solely as a tool for responding to individual requests.

The distinction, he suggested, is in the role these systems play: not just helping with a task, but also structuring how it can be approached.