2025-11-26
Dr. Pongsak Wonglertkunakorn
Can We Collaborate With AI as One of Our Staff?
Dr. Pongsak Wonglertkunakorn
- Workplace Consultant
- Ph.D. in Management from National Institute of Development Administration
- M.S. in Computer and Information Science from University of Pennsylvania
- B.Eng. in Computer Engineering from Chulalongkorn University
Can We Collaborate With AI as One of Our Staff?
One of the biggest questions companies are asking today is whether AI can truly work alongside humans—not as a tool, but as a team member. As someone who works at Bainisys and observes workplace transformation closely, I see this becoming less of a theoretical idea and more of a practical reality. We’ve reached a point where AI can do more than answer questions.
It can monitor, summarize, plan, predict, and even initiate actions on its own. This doesn’t make AI a “person,” but it certainly gives it a functional role in the workflow.
In many organizations, AI already operates like a digital staff member:
- It gathers and analyzes meeting reports.
- It prepares summaries and distributes action items.
- It monitors resource availability.
- It notifies teams when issues arise.
- It recommends improvements.
What’s interesting is not that AI can perform these tasks—but that teams are starting to rely on AI the same way they rely on a dependable colleague.
Imagine a workplace where AI collaborates with systems like Roomminister:
- It ensures meeting rooms are used optimally.
- It predicts resource shortages before they happen.
- It automatically schedules, allocates, and adjusts bookings.
- It reminds teams of tasks and flags operational risks.
In this scenario, AI becomes a facilitator that helps the entire organization stay synchronized.
The true transformation comes when employees stop seeing AI as a threat and start seeing it as a partner—one that handles routine work so humans can focus on strategy, creativity, and relationship-driven tasks.
AI may not have emotions or a personality, but in terms of performance, reliability, and support, it’s increasingly earning its place as a silent but essential member of the team.