Mollick: almost no RCT studies on agent productivity since agents arrived
emollick · x · 2026-10-08
Ethan Mollick, who did early RCT work on AI chatbot productivity impacts, notes there have been almost no similar studies since true agents emerged last fall. He attributes this partly to novelty and research design challenges, and suspects we are missing some large effects.
Related event: Wharton Prof Flags Lack of Productivity RCTs in the Agent Era(2 posts)→
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