# Ethan Mollick says coding agents are transforming the profession faster than expected

> Original title: The counterexample to AI diffusion taking a long time is coding, where the complete transformation of a profession is well underway less ...

- Source: Ethan Mollick
- Published: 2026-11-11T22:16:46.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/pu9rl1fb50rl298d93khmileg
- Original: https://x.com/emollick/status/2120641914206892424

## Summary

Ethan Mollick says coding is the counterexample to slow AI diffusion, with the profession's transformation well underway less than a year after working coding agents appeared. He says the pace is faster than he would have expected given historical adoption rates in professions.

## Post

The counterexample to AI diffusion taking a long time is coding, where the complete transformation of a profession is well underway less than a year after real working coding agents. Faster than I would’ve expected given historical technological adoption rates in professions.