Ethan Mollick: non-coders often surprise with AI because old software mental models get in the way
emollick · x · 2026-09-29
Responding to Rohit Krishnan citing his work, Ethan Mollick adds a point: this is exactly why non-coders often accomplish unexpected things with AI — people have different limits than software, and engineers' old mental models can get in the way. The core argument: don't apply traditional software-development intuition when judging what AI can do.
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