Ethan Mollick
Mentioned in 30 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
Wharton professor and AI researcher known for developing influential frameworks for understanding artificial intelligence's capabilities and organizational impact, including the "jagged frontier" concept describing AI's uneven competencies across domains and the term "secret cyborgs" for professionals quietly integrating AI tools into their work. Author of "Co-Intelligence," he is frequently cited in podcast discussions about AI adoption, takeoff scenarios, and the practical future of human-AI collaboration in the workplace.
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Episode Appearances
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Aug 4, 2026
Why AI Washing Won’t Work Much Longer
“Shared early impressions of Qwen 3.8 Max, calling it solid but not at Kimi K3 level in his experiments.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Aug 3, 2026
What Happens When AI Breakthroughs Outrun Human Understanding
“Retweeted math professor's assessment of Astra breakthroughs, citing need for expert verification before judgment.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 28, 2026
Big Tech Unites for Open Source AI—and Against Anthropic
“Argued most open-weight supporters don't truly believe in AGI risk, unlike insiders at frontier labs.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 26, 2026
How to Get the Most from AI This Summer
“Published an updated opinionated guide on which AI tools to use, distinguishing chat vs agentic interaction patterns.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 21, 2026
The Fight Over Which AI Models You Can Use
“Outlined four possible regulatory outcomes for the tension between closed and open AI model approval regimes.”
How I AI · Jul 20, 2026
How the founder of Morning Brew built a Claude content machine that never runs out of ideas and never sounds like slop | Alex Lieberman
“Contrarian voice in FDE debate; referenced for skepticism about forward-deployed engineers solving all problems”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 17, 2026
Is Kimi K3 Really Fable Class?
“Provided nuanced K3 testing results including shader praise, murder mystery failure, and stats audit issues.”
TBPN · Jul 13, 2026
Apple vs OpenAI, Paramount Threatens to Leave CA, Mark Gurman Joins | Alexis Ohanian, Morgan Housel, Nico Christie & Michael Jarman
“Shared demo of GPT-4o with Codex winning Slay the Spire daily challenge via computer use over five hours.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 10, 2026
ChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
“Expressed confusion about ChatGPT Work differentiation from Codex; questioned security/capability tradeoffs”
Big Technology Podcast · May 20, 2026
Claude Code Head Boris Cherny: Insane Growth, Tokenmaxxing, AI Agents' Next Frontier
“Quoted on AI labs' hiring of consulting roles as indicator of limitations in autonomous AI capabilities”
Galaxy Brain · May 15, 2026
Chris Hayes on Calibrating Your AI Anxiety
“Credited with coining 'jagged frontier' phrase describing uneven AI capability distribution”
Ground Truths · May 13, 2026
Joanna Stern: An AI Immersion for 365 Days
“Author of AI primer book; cited as academic reference for AI education alongside Stern's entertainment-focused approach”
Big Technology Podcast · May 8, 2026
The Unlikely Anthropic & SpaceX Marriage, OpenAI Trial Revelations, AI Layoffs Or Cope?
“Quoted on distinction between Mythos hype as marketing vs. actual zero-day exploit capability”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · May 5, 2026
Why OpenAI and Anthropic Are Becoming Consultants
“Noted policymakers overestimate how well-defined AI risk concepts are; benchmarks lacking”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Apr 24, 2026
What I Learned Testing GPT-5.5
“Had early access to GPT-5.5; framed it as sign of continued rapid AI improvement trajectory”
TBPN · Apr 22, 2026
SpaceX-Cursor Deal, ChatGPT Images 2.0, Fake Bear Scam | Diet TBPN
“Posted image generation benchmarks demonstrating ChatGPT Images 2.0 capabilities on complex tasks”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Mar 18, 2026
How to Use Agent Skills
“Tested Claude Dispatch; noted it covers 90% of OpenClaw use cases with better safety and stability”
Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Mar 17, 2026
How AI is Transforming Healthcare and Restoring Humanity | Dr. Robert Wachter - EP 742
“University of Pennsylvania professor quoted on AI improvement trajectory ('worst AI you'll ever use') and thoughtful AI impact analysis”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Mar 6, 2026
GPT 5.4 First Test Results
“AI researcher who contextualized model release cycles and highlighted time-savings implications of GPT 5.4 on professional work”
Modern Wisdom · Mar 5, 2026
#1067 - Cal Newport - The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back)
“Academic researcher; cited for work on student ChatGPT usage statistics and homework apocalypse”
Galaxy Brain · Feb 27, 2026
What Do the People Building AI Believe?
“Professor who developed 'jagged frontier' concept describing AI's uneven capabilities across domains”
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Feb 3, 2026
#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors
“Researcher quoted on Moltbook providing visceral sense of AI takeoff scenarios”
Scaling Laws · Feb 3, 2026
Alan and Kevin join the Cognitive Revolution.
“AI researcher known for work on AI jaggedness and concept of 'secret cyborgs' quietly using AI tools in organizations”
Economist Podcasts · Jan 31, 2026
Boss Class 1. Fat layer of humans
“Wharton professor and author of 'Co-Intelligence' who coined the term 'jagged frontier'”
AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical · Jan 30, 2026
The AI Holodeck Just Got Real: Google's Project Genie
“Researcher/educator; demonstrated creative use case of Project Genie by imagining otter pilot scenario”
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Jan 29, 2026
AI & The Law: Changing Practice, Claude Constitution, & New Rights, w/ Kevin & Alan of Scaling Laws
“Researcher who coined the term 'secret cyborgs' for AI-using professionals”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jan 28, 2026
The AI Acceleration Gap
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Dec 16, 2025
#186: GPT-5.2, Disney-OpenAI Deal, New Trump AI Executive Order, OpenAI State of Enterprise AI Report, Teen AI Usage & Data Centers in Space
“Wharton professor noted GPT-5.2 thinking wins 71% of head-to-head competitions against human experts”
Your Undivided Attention · Dec 4, 2025
AI and the Future of Work: What You Need to Know
“Wharton professor studying innovation and future of work; author of 'Co-Intelligence' on living and working with AI”
Miracle Mentality with Tim Storey (Motivation, Self Help, and Mental Health) · Oct 27, 2025
Tech Legend Tim O’Reilly on AI, Humanity, and What Really Matters | Motivation | E11
“Author of 'Co-Intelligence'; recommended as guide for understanding AI's jagged edge and practical applications”