One Useful Thing

An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now

What AI to use in late 2025

Oct 19 • 

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September 2025

Real AI Agents and Real Work

The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints

Sep 29 • 

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On Working with Wizards

Verifying magic on the jagged frontier

Sep 11 • 

Ethan Mollick

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August 2025

Mass Intelligence

From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI

Aug 28 • 

Ethan Mollick

834

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GPT-5: It Just Does Stuff

Putting the AI in Charge

Aug 7 • 

Ethan Mollick

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July 2025

The Bitter Lesson versus The Garbage Can

Does process matter? We are about to find out.

Jul 28 • 

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Against "Brain Damage"

AI can help, or hurt, our thinking

Jul 7 • 

Ethan Mollick

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June 2025

Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide

Which AIs to use, and how to use them

Jun 23 • 

Ethan Mollick

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The recent history of AI in 32 otters

Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals

Jun 1 • 

Ethan Mollick

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May 2025

Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd

A formula for AI in companies

May 22 • 

Ethan Mollick

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Personality and Persuasion

Learning from Sycophants

May 1 • 

Ethan Mollick

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April 2025

On Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after

New models and new thresholds

Apr 20 • 

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