Ethan Mollick says experts underrate AI capability gains on podcast
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Ethan Mollick says, on a podcast with David Thompson, that experts underrate how fast AI model capabilities are improving and overrate how quickly AI will reshape the macroeconomy.
The conversation also covered AI agents, the end of prompting, his 2027 predictions, and his book CO-EXISTENCE.
The source for these claims is Mollick's own post on X, which links to the podcast. The report does not include supporting data or examples for the capability or economic claims.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 20, 2:34 PM ET
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