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Ethan Mollick (@emollick.bsky.social): Good guide. And the AI labs need to stop making people like Simon (and, to a lesser extent, me) be the ones who explain how to use the modes that they release. Come on, lab folks, you have an AI that

L2 · PractitionerOpinion & Analysis@emollick.bsky.social· 8/31/2026

Highlights the gap between AI capabilities and practical user documentation that practitioners face daily.

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AI researcher Ethan Mollick criticizes AI labs for relying on external experts rather than using their own AI to create documentation and tutorials for new model releases.

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Good guide. And the AI labs need to stop making people like Simon (and, to a lesser extent, me) be the ones who explain how to use the modes that they release. Come on, lab folks, you have an AI that can write documentation! And make explainers! And be a tutor! You can do this!

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