One Useful Thing
Ethan Mollick · 6 korrents · 2 pieces · oneusefulthing.org
Agency and Agents3 korrents · 31 Aug 2026 · no page here yet
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- Human initiative to experiment without waiting for instructions is increasingly important for getting value from AI.
- AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
- AI models generate more commercially viable ideas than groups of humans, but those ideas are highly similar to each other.
An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff3 korrents · 23 Jul 2026 · no page here yet
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- Google currently has no leading frontier AI model and no agentic coding tool comparable to Codex or Claude Code
- Higher-priced AI subscription tiers mainly buy more hours of agent usage rather than a smarter underlying model
- Microsoft Copilot is adequate for office document work but significantly behind in agentic capability