Ethan Mollick ran GPT-6 for 5 days straight to auto-build a multi-GB personal wiki
emollick · x · 2026-09-04
AI scholar Ethan Mollick shared a practical agent case study:
- He assigned GPT-6 to read tens of thousands of his emails, writings, and calendar entries to build a personal knowledge base of research, contacts, ideas, relationships, and tasks.
- GPT-6 downloaded the needed software, devised its own strategy, and worked uninterrupted for five days, producing a multi-gigabyte personal wiki without further intervention.
- The AI now scans his email twice a day, cross-references the knowledge base, and sends briefings on things worth his attention.
- Caveats: he granted the AI computer access, which carries risks; the trial run was free of token charges but "likely would have been very substantial," while the ongoing briefings are cheap.
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