Ethan Mollick tests GPT on Linear A, warns it's 'researchslop' until GPT-6 cracks it
emollick · x · 2026-09-15
Ethan Mollick shared an experiment prompting GPT to tackle Linear A, the undeciphered ancient script. He tempered expectations: unless GPT-6 says "I can now read all Linear A and here are the translations," this is just "researchslop." He also admitted his prompting technique is likely terrible and advised readers not to copy it.
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