# Ethan Mollick says AI labs treat products as temporary fundraising tools

> Original title: When you think about the Labs' weird approach to software (sudden changes, bad communication), it is worth remembering that a core belief...

- Source: Ethan Mollick
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:35:11.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ym3ux7jjh0y8ls3a7nca8pi98
- Original: https://x.com/emollick/status/2117279363175739630

## Summary

Ethan Mollick says a core belief at the AI labs is that their products are a temporary way to raise money until AGI makes all products obsolete. He argues this helps explain the labs' sudden product changes and poor communication.

## Post

When you think about the Labs' weird approach to software (sudden changes, bad communication), it is worth remembering that a core belief is that these products are a temporary thing they have to do to raise money for a couple years until "true" AGI makes all products obsolete.