LLMs' Potential to Revive Obsolete Media is Underrated, Says Prof
emollick · x · 2026-08-10
Professor Ethan Mollick points out that the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) to make older works more accessible is significantly underrated. LLMs can help people experience forms of media that are now obsolete or hard to use, such as classic text adventures. Furthermore, they can act as interpretative and contextual bridges between older works and today's audience, breathing new life into them.
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