Ethan Mollick: 100x more PowerPoint or code isn't always progress
emollick · x · 2026-10-10
Reacting to mathematicians' point that proofs aren't the same as advancing mathematics, Ethan Mollick argues every field will face this: AI can produce 100x more PowerPoint or code, but more output isn't automatically progress — we need new goals for what each discipline is trying to do.
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