korrents

A korrentour reading

AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.

Drawn from what Ethan Mollick said

What is a korrent?

A korrent — “current”, with a K — is our reading of what someone said: one sentence, drawn from their own words below. People put the same thought in different words; a korrent tries to name the thought they share, so that what several people mean can be set side by side, and followed as it changes.

It is an approximation, and it is ours. The quotes are theirs, word for word, and where the two differ, the quote is the fact. Read more →

What Ethan Mollick actually said

Word for word, from things they published elsewhere, each linked to where it was said. They did not write this page.

  1. EM

    Ethan Mollick 31 Aug 2026

    AIs don’t just repeat the same sentence patterns but also the same themes (memory is a favorite), names (Elara Voss, Marcus Chen), and underlying ideas.

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First recorded here 31 Aug 2026 · How quotes work

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