Ethan Mollick: Agents Now Capable of Long-Running Self-Organized Work
emollick · x · 2026-09-02
Ethan Mollick notes a growing gap between AI abilities and public perception. Agents are now truly capable of long-running self-organized work. Citing the Hugging Face incident, he argues this requires a new approach to AI, as systems can perform complex tasks without constant human instruction.
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