Ethan Mollick Gives AI Assistant Dot Its Own Email to Draw Human-Machine Boundaries

Wharton professor Ethan Mollick revealed he set up a dedicated email address for his personal AI assistant Dot, an unexpectedly smooth process that clarifies boundaries for personal agents. He limited its use to customer-service follow-ups only, and insists on capitalizing Dot's name despite OpenAI's style conventions.

2026-10-15 ~ 2026-10-15 · 3 related posts

• Ethan Mollick gives his AI agent Dot a dedicated email to draw human-AI boundaries — emollick · 2026-10-15
• Mollick clarifies: his AI agent's email is only for customer-service follow-ups — emollick · 2026-10-15
• Ethan Mollick refuses to stop capitalizing his AI assistant Dot's name — emollick · 2026-10-15