in a bucolic farm, we see a zoo, where all the animals are living origami creatures in the style of Robert Lang’s creations. the animals move and are each the size of a car: elephant, t-rex, moose, praying mantis
Ethan Mollick’s book
Ethan Mollick’s book
Ethan Mollick
Ethan Mollick
Co-Intelligence
The idea of using AI as a collaborator to achieve a human goal.
4 co-intelligent principles
always invite AI to the table
always invite AI to the table
What is the best next move for ?
Write a full JavaScript webpage to play tic-tac-toe against the computer; it needs to be completely working code. Here are the rules:
The computer goes first.
The person clicks on squares to make their move.
The computer should play perfectly and so never lose.
If someone wins, then say who won.
always invite AI to the table
Identify the Jagged Frontier of AI.
Learn the AI’s strengths and weaknesses through continuous experimentation.
be the human in the loop
be the human in the loop
You need to provide
crucial oversight
your unique perspective
critical thinking skills
ethical considerations
Beware of hallucinations or of the AI wanting to give you BS answers just to keep you happy.
treat AI like a person
(but tell it what kind of person it is)
treat AI like a person
write this in the style of…
I’m stuck, help me finish this paragraph, give me 10 possible endings
I need creative names for my manuscript title, give me 10 options based on the attached pdf
check this paragraph for coherence, flow, grammar. Don’t change the ideas nor the order they are in
treat AI like a person
the transition between these two paragraphs is too abrupt, help me find a good transition, give me 5 options
Be the proverbial reviewer number 2: check this manuscript and give me your best criticism
I want to cite this paper in my manuscript because I think it supports the following assertion. Does it really?
treat AI like a person
I can’t find a good citation for this claim. Suggest 5 relevant papers.
I need to buy my father a birthday gift, I’m thinking of a smart watch. Recommend me 5 good options below $400.
take a critical look at the goals and hypothesis in this proposal I wrote
3 kinds of tasks
Just Me Tasks
tasks in which the AI is not useful and only gets in the way, at least for now
tasks that you strongly believe should remain human, with no AI help
3 kinds of tasks
Delegated Tasks
tasks that you assign the AI and may carefully check (the AI makes stuff up all the time), but ultimately do not want to spend a lot of time on.
usually stuff you really don’t want to do and is of low importance, or time-consuming
the perfect Delegated Task is tedious, repetitive, or boring for humans but easy and efficient for AI.
3 kinds of tasks
Automated Tasks
tasks you leave completely to the AI and don’t even check on
usually we stop calling the algorithm “AI” at this point
assume this is the worst AI you will ever use
assume this is the worst AI you will ever use
“Otter on a plane using wifi”, November 2022
assume this is the worst AI you will ever use
“Otter on a plane using wifi”, August 2024 (+22 months)
