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Agency and Agents

Ethan Mollick (One Useful Thing) · oneusefulthing.org

Sets out four moments an agent should come back to a person: approval, expertise, a fresh view, and decisions worth making yourself.

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The question it answers

  1. What should I hand to an AI agent, and what should I keep doing myself?

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