Bio
Ethan Mollick's central thesis is that management -- not technical skill -- is the superpower of the AI era. His research at Wharton demonstrates that experienced professionals who can clearly articulate what "done" looks like, evaluate quality against hard-earned standards, and provide actionable feedback consistently outperform AI-native users who lack domain expertise.
Operating themes
- Operating thesis: AI is a co-intelligence that amplifies human judgment, and the critical skill is not prompting but management -- knowing what good looks like, delegating effectively, and evaluating output against your expertise.
- Ai Buyer Psychology
- Prompt Engineering
- Ai Workflow Automation
- Knowledge Management For Ai
Cards
- Pin AI workflows to capabilities you can re-baseline quarterly, not to one model snapshot, Pin AI workflows to capabilities you can re-baseline quarterly, not to one model snapshot [Tier B]
Sources captured
- 2026-04-23, Sign of the Future: GPT-5.5, One Useful Thing (
raw/essays/ethan-mollick--gpt55-leaps-grow--2026-04-23.md) - 2026-04,
real-ai-agents-and-real-work-by-ethan-mollick.md(operator essay archive) - 2026-04,
management-as-ai-superpower-by-ethan-mollick.md(operator essay archive) - 2026-04,
15-times-to-use-ai-and-5-not-to-by-ethan-mollick.md(operator essay archive)