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by Ethan Mollick

A Wharton professor on what AI means for work, school and you, with evidence.

Ethan Mollick, a professor at Wharton, explores the implications of AI for work, education and life, grounded in research and hands-on experiments with the latest models.

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  1. 01The jagged frontier, a year on
  2. 02Treat AI like a very fast intern
  3. 03What happens when the whole class uses AI

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The jagged frontier, a year on

Ethan Mollick revisits the idea of a jagged frontier, where AI is brilliant at some tasks and baffling at others. New experiments suggest the edges have moved, but the shape has not.

Why it matters: A clear framework for deciding where AI helps your work today.

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