Chatbots as Everyday Public Advisors

Global usage data suggests most conversational AI is used for personal, non‑work tasks — asking about symptoms, translating between local languages and English, tutoring children, and step‑by‑step how‑tos. That makes the chatbot an everyday advisor embedded in ordinary life rather than a productivity tool only for high‑paid professionals. — If chatbots are primarily public advisors, policy and regulation should shift from elite job‑displacement narratives toward evaluating advice quality, misinformation risk, liability, and equitable access in health, education, and translation.