Mollick showcases AI's jagged intelligence — and the inescapable 'Elara Vale'
emollick · x · 2026-09-13
Ethan Mollick shares a vivid example of AI's jagged intelligence: models impress on some tasks while failing absurdly on simpler ones. He also jokes 'enough with the name Elara Vale already' — mocking how models keep generating the same clichéd AI-flavored character name in creative writing.
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