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Ethan Mollick Talks Agents

Everyone is focused on bigger models. Nobody is talking about better interfaces.

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The KeyNews take

Why it matters

A leading AI researcher suggests that improving how we interact with AI through agents and mobile tools could deliver more practical value than simply scaling model size, challenging the industry's obsession with parameter counts.

The key facts

2 to know
  1. Better AI interfaces may unlock more capability than bigger models

  2. Focus on agents and mobile-linked tools as key unlock mechanisms

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Publisher excerpt: Better AI interfaces, especially agents and mobile-linked tools, may unlock capability more than bigger models.
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