[Incipient]

The fundamental difference, which has been glossed over here, and people often don't think about is that AI as a tool is the first of its kind that is random-esque (yeah I know, non deterministic).

Imagine pressing G on a piano and sometimes getting a F, or A, depending on what the piano 'felt' like giving you.

So it definitely IS unlike a piano, brush, etc. What that means however in terms of skill/utility...I'm not too sure.