Mollick Says Organizations Are Narrow Superintelligences AI Must Integrate With
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Ethan Mollick argues that organizations such as universities and Walmart already function as narrow superintelligences, accomplishing feats no single person could through complex processes that no one explicitly designed.
In his view, the failure to design how AI operates alongside these existing organizational systems is a major reason AI's strong capabilities have not yet translated into large gains in scientific discovery or economic productivity. This is a single claim from one X post; the report does not describe supporting studies or other sources.
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AIEthan Mollick argues that organizations such as universities and Walmart already act as narrow superintelligences, doing things no single human can through complex processes no one explicitly designed. He contends that failing to design how AI works alongside these existing organizational systems is a major reason AI's high capability has not yet produced large gains in scientific discovery or economic productivity.
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