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A solid interview with a respected academic discussing AI's impact on work and education.
Ethan Mollick, Author and Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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Kevin Scott interviews Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor and author, on Microsoft's Behind The Tech podcast. They discuss Mollick's background, the current AI revolution, and AI's potential as a co-intelligence tool. The conversation explores AI's accessibility and its role in enhancing human capabilities, drawing from Mollick's research and popular Substack.
This podcast episode features a conversation about how artificial intelligence is changing jobs and schools. Professor Ethan Mollick explains how AI can work alongside people to make them better at what they do, like a smart assistant.
This episode offers insights into the practical impact of AI on work and education from an academic perspective. It's for anyone curious about how AI is changing jobs and learning. The discussion on AI as a 'co-intelligence' tool aligns with current efforts by frontier labs like Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI to develop AI that augments human skills, moving beyond simple task automation.
- HostKevin Scott
- GuestEthan MollickAssociate Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Guest: Ethan Mollick
- Title: Ethan Mollick, Author and Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Show: Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott
- Length: 59 minutes
- Guest's Book: Co-Intelligence
- Guest's Substack: One Useful Thing
Ethan Mollick is an associate professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches innovation and entrepreneurship. His research focuses on the impact of AI on work and education, and he has published numerous papers and a New York Times-bestselling book on AI, "Co-Intelligence." Ethan is also behind the popular Substack "One Useful Thing," which explores the implications of AI for work, education, and life.
In this episode, Kevin and Ethan discuss Ethan's background as a long-time technology enthusiast, his academic journey, and his insights on the current AI revolution. Ethan shares his experiences from running a bulletin board in the '80s to co-founding a startup company before entering academia, and the two discuss topics from the transformative potential of AI and its accessibility to a broader audience to the importance of AI as a co-intelligence tool that can enhance human capabilities.
Ethan Mollick | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Co-Intelligence
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