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Trying to understand the implications of AI for work, education, and life. By Prof. Ethan Mollick
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The Overhang • Using your deep knowledge, wide knowledge, taste, and agency
The Overhang
Using your deep knowledge, wide knowledge, taste, and agency
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September 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The Overhang • Using your deep knowledge, wide knowledge, taste, and agency
Agency and Agents • From the Hugging Face Incident to Twilight Factories
Agency and Agents
From the Hugging Face Incident to Twilight Factories
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August 31, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Agency and Agents • From the Hugging Face Incident to Twilight Factories
An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff • The Summer 2026 Edition
An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff
The Summer 2026 Edition
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July 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff • The Summer 2026 Edition
The twilight of the chatbots • How work changes along the exponential
The twilight of the chatbots
How work changes along the exponential
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June 30, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The twilight of the chatbots • How work changes along the exponential
What it feels like to work with Mythos • Claude Fable represents another big jump in AI
What it feels like to work with Mythos
Claude Fable represents another big jump in AI
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June 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
What it feels like to work with Mythos • Claude Fable represents another big jump in AI
Co-Existence and the End of Co-Intelligence • Also: how pitch a book to an AI!
Co-Existence and the End of Co-Intelligence
Also: how pitch a book to an AI!
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June 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Co-Existence and the End of Co-Intelligence • Also: how pitch a book to an AI!
Choosing to Stay Human • ...means choosing when and how to use AI.
Choosing to Stay Human
...means choosing when and how to use AI.
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May 26, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Choosing to Stay Human • ...means choosing when and how to use AI.
Claude Dispatch and the Power of Interfaces • We often lack the tools for the job, even if the AI is capable enough
Claude Dispatch and the Power of Interfaces
We often lack the tools for the job, even if the AI is capable enough
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April 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Claude Dispatch and the Power of Interfaces • We often lack the tools for the job, even if the AI is capable enough
The Shape of the Thing • Where we are right now, and what likely happens next
The Shape of the Thing
Where we are right now, and what likely happens next
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March 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The Shape of the Thing • Where we are right now, and what likely happens next
A Guide to Which AI to Use in the Agentic Era • It's not just chatbots anymore
A Guide to Which AI to Use in the Agentic Era
It's not just chatbots anymore
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February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
A Guide to Which AI to Use in the Agentic Era • It's not just chatbots anymore
Management as AI superpower • Thriving in a world of agentic AI
Management as AI superpower
Thriving in a world of agentic AI
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January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Management as AI superpower • Thriving in a world of agentic AI
Claude Code and What Comes Next • With the right tools, AI can accomplish impressive things
Claude Code and What Comes Next
With the right tools, AI can accomplish impressive things
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January 7, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Claude Code and What Comes Next • With the right tools, AI can accomplish impressive things
The Shape of AI: Jaggedness, Bottlenecks and Salients • And why Nano Banana Pro is such a big deal
The Shape of AI: Jaggedness, Bottlenecks and Salients
And why Nano Banana Pro is such a big deal
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December 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Shape of AI: Jaggedness, Bottlenecks and Salients • And why Nano Banana Pro is such a big deal
Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3 • From chatbots to agents
Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3
From chatbots to agents
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3 • From chatbots to agents
Giving your AI a Job Interview • As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it
Giving your AI a Job Interview
As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Giving your AI a Job Interview • As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now • What AI to use in late 2025
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now
What AI to use in late 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now • What AI to use in late 2025
Real AI Agents and Real Work • The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints
Real AI Agents and Real Work
The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Real AI Agents and Real Work • The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints
On Working with Wizards • Verifying magic on the jagged frontier
On Working with Wizards
Verifying magic on the jagged frontier
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On Working with Wizards • Verifying magic on the jagged frontier
Mass Intelligence • From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI
Mass Intelligence
From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Mass Intelligence • From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI
Against "Brain Damage" • AI can help, or hurt, our thinking
Against "Brain Damage"
AI can help, or hurt, our thinking
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Against "Brain Damage" • AI can help, or hurt, our thinking
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide • Which AIs to use, and how to use them
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide
Which AIs to use, and how to use them
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide • Which AIs to use, and how to use them
The recent history of AI in 32 otters • Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals
The recent history of AI in 32 otters
Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The recent history of AI in 32 otters • Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals
Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd • A formula for AI in companies
Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd
A formula for AI in companies
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd • A formula for AI in companies
Personality and Persuasion • Learning from Sycophants
Personality and Persuasion
Learning from Sycophants
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Personality and Persuasion • Learning from Sycophants
On Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after • New models and new thresholds
On Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after
New models and new thresholds
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after • New models and new thresholds