Ethan Mollick: social science urgently needs fast, AI-informed, forward-looking research
robseamans · x · 2026-09-21
Ethan Mollick argues this applies to all of social science: AI has put us in uncharted waters, and we need fast, smart research deeply informed by AI's actual capabilities and forward-looking, even if conclusions can't be fully pinned down. Such work is rarely high-status in academia but is critical right now. Rob Seamans shared the take in agreement.
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