Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) In automation theory, a "centaur" is a person who is assisted by a machine. You're a human head being carried around on a tireless robot body. Driving a car makes you a centaur, and so does using autocomplete.
Driving a car makes you a centaur, and so does using autocomplete.