We’re moving from a world where computers are tools to a world where computers are collaborators.

This quote is commonly used to describe a shift in how people relate to computing systems: from using software as passive instruments toward working alongside systems that can contribute ideas, generate outputs, or help make decisions.

The statement suggests that computers are increasingly taking on an active role in creative and intellectual work, changing the human role from direct operator to partner who guides, evaluates, and integrates what the system produces.