Ethan Mollick gives his AI agent Dot a dedicated email to draw human-AI boundaries
emollick · x · 2026-10-15
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick shares a practical setup for his personal AI agent "Dot": a dedicated email address.
- The process was surprisingly painless and solved several relationship problems: the agent can't use his own email or draft messages impersonating him.
- A dedicated address also makes clear to recipients that they're interacting with an AI.
- He only lets Dot reach out for customer service or follow-ups where it holds specific information he lacks — never to personal contacts.
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