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How large language models have changed human–computer communication — and what it means for work.* *Essay originally published on the ILO Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy In the 1960s, Douglas Engelbart – a computer engineer at the Stanford Research Institute – presented a curious device. It was a small wooden block, with a pair of rollers resting on the surface beneath it. A clunky button and a cable gave it the look of a mouse. Brilliant in its simplicity,