Ethan Mollick's banner

Ethan Mollick

@emollick • 357,430 subscribers

Professor @Wharton studying AI, innovation & startups. Democratizing education using tech Book: https://t.co/CSmipbJ2jV Substack: https://t.co/UIBhxu4bgq

Shorts

For those saying "the tomato sauce blood from the sword wound that flying Shakespeare inflicted on the pizza robot while the otters discussed Spirit Airlines wasn't thick enough" or whatever... this was state of the art in July 2025 (2 years) for "an otter using wifi on a plane"

For those saying "the tomato sauce blood from the sword wound that flying Shakespeare inflicted on the pizza robot while the otters discussed Spirit Airlines wasn't thick enough" or whatever... this was state of the art in July 2025 (2 years) for "an otter using wifi on a plane"

91,792 görüntüleme

That explains this startup.

That explains this startup.

100,091 görüntüleme

SeeDance 2.0: "An anime where an otter goes into a large mech, with lots of quick shots of mechanical parts and gears turning. The otter gives a grim thumbs up, and then pilots the mech, flying into battle against an octopus made of marble." Again, this was the very first try

SeeDance 2.0: "An anime where an otter goes into a large mech, with lots of quick shots of mechanical parts and gears turning. The otter gives a grim thumbs up, and then pilots the mech, flying into battle against an octopus made of marble." Again, this was the very first try

555,917 görüntüleme

Sold out! But I had Claude create and deploy all 80 volumes of The Weights to the site as well-formatted PDFs, so you can download them for free if you want. 58,276 pages in total. 117 million floating point numbers. This is everything that makes GPT-1.

Sold out! But I had Claude create and deploy all 80 volumes of The Weights to the site as well-formatted PDFs, so you can download them for free if you want. 58,276 pages in total. 117 million floating point numbers. This is everything that makes GPT-1.

542,380 görüntüleme

The hardcover book of GPT-1’s weights that Claude Code designed, produced, and sold (including the cool cover which visualizes the numbers in the volume) actually came in the mail today and it looks really nice. I never touched any code or did any design or any API to make this.

The hardcover book of GPT-1’s weights that Claude Code designed, produced, and sold (including the cool cover which visualizes the numbers in the volume) actually came in the mail today and it looks really nice. I never touched any code or did any design or any API to make this.

475,712 görüntüleme

My most popular Sora video was “an Elaborate regency romance where everyone is wearing a live duck for a hat (each duck is also wearing a hat), a llama plays a flute, prestige drama” I am not sure why OpenAI has decided their compute has more valuable uses. Really a mystery.

My most popular Sora video was “an Elaborate regency romance where everyone is wearing a live duck for a hat (each duck is also wearing a hat), a llama plays a flute, prestige drama” I am not sure why OpenAI has decided their compute has more valuable uses. Really a mystery.

315,224 görüntüleme

The new ByteDance SeeDance 2.0 video model is VERY good. This is the very first output from my very first prompt: "A nature documentary about an otter flying an airplane"

The new ByteDance SeeDance 2.0 video model is VERY good. This is the very first output from my very first prompt: "A nature documentary about an otter flying an airplane"

304,024 görüntüleme

AI can help explain complex topics easily by throwing together a simulation. As Eric says later in the thread, a newer paper argues that this pattern is actually collider bias (the authors disagree). What is collider bias? Gemini one-shots an explanation:

AI can help explain complex topics easily by throwing together a simulation. As Eric says later in the thread, a newer paper argues that this pattern is actually collider bias (the authors disagree). What is collider bias? Gemini one-shots an explanation:

327,003 görüntüleme

"Hey Claude with computer use, watch this construction site video & write up things you see that dangerous or good, create a spreadsheet of critical issues to address" (sped up) How firms use AI as manager, coach or panopticon is going to have a big impact on what work becomes.

"Hey Claude with computer use, watch this construction site video & write up things you see that dangerous or good, create a spreadsheet of critical issues to address" (sped up) How firms use AI as manager, coach or panopticon is going to have a big impact on what work becomes.

831,066 görüntüleme

Impressed that Seedance 2.0 can pull of "a mech battle between Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens" so well. (This is exactly what happened, historically)

Impressed that Seedance 2.0 can pull of "a mech battle between Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens" so well. (This is exactly what happened, historically)

66,811 görüntüleme

AI finally lets us see Raphael's The School of Athens the way Raphael obviously intended it, illustrating the delicate dance and subtle conflicts between Plato and Artistotle. (Seedance 2.0 is very fun to play with)

AI finally lets us see Raphael's The School of Athens the way Raphael obviously intended it, illustrating the delicate dance and subtle conflicts between Plato and Artistotle. (Seedance 2.0 is very fun to play with)

64,538 görüntüleme

One more Seedance version of "Monica's apartment from the show Friends, except all of the friends are otters wearing wigs. The otter with a Rachel wig says "Is anything weird" and the one with a Joey wig says "Nope, all is normal"." Attempt 2 of 2. The laugh track is something

One more Seedance version of "Monica's apartment from the show Friends, except all of the friends are otters wearing wigs. The otter with a Rachel wig says "Is anything weird" and the one with a Joey wig says "Nope, all is normal"." Attempt 2 of 2. The laugh track is something

118,651 görüntüleme

Dynamically-generated world of Hamlet, as seen from the perspective of the poison. Genie 3 is a lot of fun.

Dynamically-generated world of Hamlet, as seen from the perspective of the poison. Genie 3 is a lot of fun.

129,659 görüntüleme

"golden retriever running through a brutalist art gallery with modern art on the walls as a single red balloon floats overhead" in Sora, Kling (the best Chinese model), Runway (best American model). Best of 2 videos This is a hard prompt, so look at consistency, reflections, etc

"golden retriever running through a brutalist art gallery with modern art on the walls as a single red balloon floats overhead" in Sora, Kling (the best Chinese model), Runway (best American model). Best of 2 videos This is a hard prompt, so look at consistency, reflections, etc

445,411 görüntüleme

All is not lost. Duckerton is still possible. Here is Seedance 2.0 with the same prompt.

All is not lost. Duckerton is still possible. Here is Seedance 2.0 with the same prompt.

56,351 görüntüleme

Had early access to Gemini with Deep Think. Very good model, big gains over standard Gemini 2.5 Pro for a lot of problems. Here is the first attempt at the starship control panel prompt I try with every model. First time I have seen a model make a 3D interface in response.

Had early access to Gemini with Deep Think. Very good model, big gains over standard Gemini 2.5 Pro for a lot of problems. Here is the first attempt at the starship control panel prompt I try with every model. First time I have seen a model make a 3D interface in response.

252,665 görüntüleme

I also fixed Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son. I assume the Black Paintings only existed because Goya did not have access to delicious hot dogs.

I also fixed Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son. I assume the Black Paintings only existed because Goya did not have access to delicious hot dogs.

49,472 görüntüleme

I had early access to what is Claude 4 (I don't know which model) & I have been very impressed. Fun example, this is what it made in response to the prompt: "the book Piranesi as a p5js 3d space. do it for me" - just that, no other prompting (note the birds, water, lighting)

I had early access to what is Claude 4 (I don't know which model) & I have been very impressed. Fun example, this is what it made in response to the prompt: "the book Piranesi as a p5js 3d space. do it for me" - just that, no other prompting (note the birds, water, lighting)

241,952 görüntüleme

Hey, I speak German now. (I don't speak German. AI is advancing pretty fast)

Hey, I speak German now. (I don't speak German. AI is advancing pretty fast)

453,034 görüntüleme

Apotheosis accomplished, 18 months later.

Apotheosis accomplished, 18 months later.

294,046 görüntüleme

Videos

Anya Rossi

sweetdream.ai

SweetDream.ai•Sponsored•Livecam

Watch Anya Live

Anya is streaming live right now! Join her private show and enjoy exclusive content.

Exclusive private shows

1.2k viewers online

Private Show

Join now for exclusive access

Free preview available • Premium content

I think people don't realize why Gemini Omni is different than other video AIs. It is fully multimodal, so it can edit video natively, too I took the famous "train " movie from 1896 & made it a bullet train, LEGO, added a time traveler, a centipede, muppets... (see reflections?)

I think people don't realize why Gemini Omni is different than other video AIs. It is fully multimodal, so it can edit video natively, too I took the famous "train " movie from 1896 & made it a bullet train, LEGO, added a time traveler, a centipede, muppets... (see reflections?)

269,226 görüntüleme • 12 gün önce

Full analysis from a single command. Nice.

Full analysis from a single command. Nice.

5,865,026 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce

I know the upcoming film version of the Odyssey is controversial, so I whipped together a completely accurate version that I think will be happily accepted by everyone as the most definitive version since Homer's original, if not more so.

I know the upcoming film version of the Odyssey is controversial, so I whipped together a completely accurate version that I think will be happily accepted by everyone as the most definitive version since Homer's original, if not more so.

73,566 görüntüleme • 17 gün önce

Can Genie 3 run Doom? "Doom, but the walls are made entirely out of screens also running Doom, featuring the marine from Doom but also his head is a screen running Doom"

Can Genie 3 run Doom? "Doom, but the walls are made entirely out of screens also running Doom, featuring the marine from Doom but also his head is a screen running Doom"

457,931 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

Had Claude Code build a little plugin that visualizes the work Claude Code is doing as agents working in an office, with agents doing work and passing information to each other. New subagents are hired, they acquire skills, and they turn in completed work. Fun start.

Had Claude Code build a little plugin that visualizes the work Claude Code is doing as agents working in an office, with agents doing work and passing information to each other. New subagents are hired, they acquire skills, and they turn in completed work. Fun start.

467,115 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

Wow, diffusion models (used in AI image generation) are also game engines - a type of world simulation. By predicting the next frame of the classic shooter DOOM, you get a playable game at 20 fps without any underlying real game engine. This video is from the diffusion model.

Wow, diffusion models (used in AI image generation) are also game engines - a type of world simulation. By predicting the next frame of the classic shooter DOOM, you get a playable game at 20 fps without any underlying real game engine. This video is from the diffusion model.

1,768,579 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

NotebookLM: Do a deep research report and make a video where a consultant gives Sauron a strategy for actually winning the War of the Ring: "All you need to do is sign off to put a simple door on your volcano" The new video generation feature for NotebookLM is very impressive.

NotebookLM: Do a deep research report and make a video where a consultant gives Sauron a strategy for actually winning the War of the Ring: "All you need to do is sign off to put a simple door on your volcano" The new video generation feature for NotebookLM is very impressive.

243,596 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

This is a big leap forward to doing real data analysis with GPT-4o. It still can't quite handle the way many people use spreadsheets (Excel formulas, etc.) but it is pretty impressive. You can zoom into spreadsheets and ask about cells, modify graphs, etc. I trimmed 45 seconds.

This is a big leap forward to doing real data analysis with GPT-4o. It still can't quite handle the way many people use spreadsheets (Excel formulas, etc.) but it is pretty impressive. You can zoom into spreadsheets and ask about cells, modify graphs, etc. I trimmed 45 seconds.

1,745,992 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce

"[video game] as a community theater production" may be one of the most delightful Veo 3 Fast prompts Please enjoy, in order: GTA, Pokemon, Mario Kart, The Witcher 3, Stardew Valley, Tetris, Mortal Kombat, The Sims, & Death Stranding(!) Yes, the whole prompt was the one above.

"[video game] as a community theater production" may be one of the most delightful Veo 3 Fast prompts Please enjoy, in order: GTA, Pokemon, Mario Kart, The Witcher 3, Stardew Valley, Tetris, Mortal Kombat, The Sims, & Death Stranding(!) Yes, the whole prompt was the one above.

663,359 görüntüleme • 10 ay önce

Fine, you all want to code like this I guess. (Runway's new Agent mode is quite impressive, doing fairly complex story building from just a short text description of what you want. Not error free obviously, but this was pretty great for a one-shot attempt)

Fine, you all want to code like this I guess. (Runway's new Agent mode is quite impressive, doing fairly complex story building from just a short text description of what you want. Not error free obviously, but this was pretty great for a one-shot attempt)

45,083 görüntüleme • 19 gün önce

Had early access to GPT-5.4 and Pro. They are very good. One fun illustration of progress, this is the same prompt I used in GPT-4 below (making a 3D space inspired by Piranesi) now in GPT-5.4 Pro. There were no errors, made in a single prompt plus one to "make it better."

Had early access to GPT-5.4 and Pro. They are very good. One fun illustration of progress, this is the same prompt I used in GPT-4 below (making a 3D space inspired by Piranesi) now in GPT-5.4 Pro. There were no errors, made in a single prompt plus one to "make it better."

188,297 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Kinda amazing: the mystery model "summit" with the prompt "create something I can paste into p5js that will startle me with its cleverness in creating something that invokes the control panel of a starship in the distant future" & "make it better" 2,351 lines of code. First time

Kinda amazing: the mystery model "summit" with the prompt "create something I can paste into p5js that will startle me with its cleverness in creating something that invokes the control panel of a starship in the distant future" & "make it better" 2,351 lines of code. First time

567,652 görüntüleme • 10 ay önce

Tom Lehrer has put all his songs online (including lyrics & sheet music), and given away all rights to them. The site will only be up for a limited time. This is a very niche tweet that will make a small segment of people very happy.

Tom Lehrer has put all his songs online (including lyrics & sheet music), and given away all rights to them. The site will only be up for a limited time. This is a very niche tweet that will make a small segment of people very happy.

2,095,035 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce

With max thinking Opus 4.7 is quite impressive, with a real sense of style In two prompts: "implement the Tower of Babel, in 3D, in as sophisticated and visually interesting a way as possible. It should be interactive" and then "make it better." Play:

With max thinking Opus 4.7 is quite impressive, with a real sense of style In two prompts: "implement the Tower of Babel, in 3D, in as sophisticated and visually interesting a way as possible. It should be interactive" and then "make it better." Play:

93,225 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

Just so everyone knows, we have passed the point where you can tell what is AI at a glance (or even, in many cases, a close look) These were all made by me with text prompts alone using Veo 3.

Just so everyone knows, we have passed the point where you can tell what is AI at a glance (or even, in many cases, a close look) These were all made by me with text prompts alone using Veo 3.

601,739 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

Less than a year later, Lennart (a well-known GTA modder) rebuilt this with Nano Banana Pro, which is good enough that it can generate GTA car textures with no need for human adjustments. He also made a Claude skill that automatically builds, deploys & tests them in-game.

Less than a year later, Lennart (a well-known GTA modder) rebuilt this with Nano Banana Pro, which is good enough that it can generate GTA car textures with no need for human adjustments. He also made a Claude skill that automatically builds, deploys & tests them in-game.

191,066 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

I invited a live HeyGen AI avatar to a Zoom meeting with the instructions that it run the most stereotypical corporate Zoom meeting ever. What have I done.

865,754 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

NotebookLM: Do a deep research report and make a video telling me exactly how to take over Rome if I time travelled to 66 BC with a single backpack. Actually pretty fun to watch and gets a lot of historical details in as well.

NotebookLM: Do a deep research report and make a video telling me exactly how to take over Rome if I time travelled to 66 BC with a single backpack. Actually pretty fun to watch and gets a lot of historical details in as well.

141,512 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

I had a range of models "build me a procedurally generated 3D simulation showing the evolution of a harbor town from 3000 BCE to 3000 AD" in one prompt. You can play the full gallery here: Or read my write up about GPT-5.5 here:

I had a range of models "build me a procedurally generated 3D simulation showing the evolution of a harbor town from 3000 BCE to 3000 AD" in one prompt. You can play the full gallery here: Or read my write up about GPT-5.5 here:

64,491 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

Using Veo 3 to create fictional product reviews (unsurprisingly, it does YouTube review style very well, sound on.)

Using Veo 3 to create fictional product reviews (unsurprisingly, it does YouTube review style very well, sound on.)

459,805 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce