Ethan Mollick: AI firms can't just replace doctors and lawyers, must negotiate their role
emollick · x · 2026-09-22
Ethan Mollick argues AI companies won't simply be allowed to substitute for doctors and lawyers; they'll have to negotiate how they operate within a web of overlapping social and professional ties and obligations that go beyond discrete tasks — just as they discovered in math, where they had to adapt to existing structures rather than replace them.
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