Wharton's Mollick: AI now errs less than humans; stop proofreading AI
emollick · x · 2026-11-08
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick argues that in many cases AI error rates now fall below humans', so we must update our assumptions about how often AI fails. The job of humans shouldn't be checking AI output for mistakes, he says — viewpoints, opinions and approaches still merit human judgment, but the 'human as error-checker' role is likely obsolete today, and good riddance.
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