Co-Intelligence

Living and Working with AI

by Ethan Mollick

"Co-Intelligence (2024)" explores the advantages of collaborating with generative, language-focused artificial intelligence (AI) in various areas of life, including education and the workplace. By leveraging the capabilities of cutting-edge AI technology and understanding its limits, you can significantly boost your performance and potential.

About the Author

Ethan Mollick is an associate professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches innovation and entrepreneurship. A recognized expert on startups, Mollick has authored several influential management papers and the book "The Unicorn’s Shadow: Combating the Dangerous Myths that Hold Back Startups."

Discover how AI can supercharge your potential.

In November 2022, a revolutionary new tool was made available to everyone with an internet connection at no cost. A generative form of language-based artificial intelligence – known as ChatGPT – entered the world and was taken up by 100 million people more quickly than any other product in history.

ChatGPT represents a new generation of AI – one in which AI technology functions as co-intelligence. This means that rather than following more procedural and repetitive processes, as previous iterations of AI have, ChatGPT emulates human thinking patterns. Its generative, flexible functionality is transforming not only how we humans approach work, it’s also having a profound impact on how quickly complex tasks are achieved – in some cases increasing productivity by 60 percent. And this new generative AI isn’t just making its mark on the workplace. Everything from education to entertainment is feeling the effects of artificial intelligence.

No one knows exactly what the future holds, especially as AI continues to outperform expectations and behave in surprising and unanticipated ways. But it’s clear that generative AI has changed the world as we know it, permanently and profoundly.

In this summary, we’ll take a tour through three different aspects of the workplace that are being significantly shaped by AI, so that you can discover how to directly benefit from this extraordinary technology yourself. By understanding the potential and shortcomings of AI, you can embrace it as a powerful tool that will take your own intelligence to previously unreachable heights. 

Then let’s get started.