The Next Phase of AI

Co-Existence

Ethan Mollick is a Professor of Management at Wharton, specializing in entrepreneurship and innovation. His research has been featured in various publications, including Forbes, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He is the creator of numerous educational games on a variety of topics. He lives and teaches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The follow-up to the bestselling Co-Intelligence: a guide to thriving at the jagged frontier where human and AI capabilities collide. 
 
 
AI isn't coming—it's already here. A billion people now use it every week. AIs can reason, plan, persuade, create, and collaborate in ways that once seemed impossible. Non-human intelligence is now embedded in nearly everything humans do. 
 
But AI capability isn't uniform. It's jagged—a landscape of sharp peaks where AI excels beyond human ability and deep valleys where it fails at tasks a child could master. This unevenness creates profound confusion: the same system that writes elegant code might fabricate a simple fact, or produce brilliant analysis while missing obvious context. 
 
In his bestselling Co-Intelligence, Ethan Mollick—a Wharton professor and author of the widely read One Useful Thing newsletter—showed readers how to use AI productively. In this urgent sequel, he argues that the jagged frontier, for all its instability, is where the future will be decided. If AI were uniformly better or worse than humans, the outcome would be clear: total replacement or marginal utility. Instead, uneven capability creates volatile overlaps between human and machine strengths. Most work now spans peaks and valleys—and humans are still best equipped to navigate that terrain. 
 
Clear, practical, and written with Mollick's signature wit, Co-Existence is the essential guide for anyone who needs to understand not just how to work with AI—but how to thrive at the frontier where human and machine intelligence meet.

Ethan Mollick

If you are interested in how to make the most of the transformative potential of artificial intelligence then you must read this book . . . Entertaining, thought-provoking . . . A call to action

Generative AI has an oracle, and his name is Ethan Mollick. Lucky you: our oracle has written a lucid, succinct, and eminently practical guide to navigating the revolution that is right now unfolding at an astonishing pace. Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, and ethics of generative AI. Drop everything and read it cover to cover NOW

Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of GRIT

Ethan Mollick has been a leader with the hands-on exploration of AI's evolving capabilities. In Co-Intelligence, he masterfully navigates the landscape of AI advancements with insightful and informative commmentary, presented with remarkable clarity and precision. This book is an invaluable resource, offering a comprehensive guide to current trends and future expectations in AI. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone looking to deepen their understanding of this rapidly evolving technology

Eric Horvitz, Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft

In today’s cacophony of ‘AI hot takes’, Mollick has distinguished himself as the leading voice of reason on the implications of AI for work and education. Anyone seeking a basis of practical knowledge to understand the coming massive changes should read this insightful book right now

Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder of LinkedIn and Inflection AI

Co-Intelligence brilliantly captures the essence of our evolving relationship with AI. With lucid explanations and useful examples, Mollick shows how we can enlist this technology's astonishing power to build a more intelligent and humane future

Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of THE POWER OF REGRET, DRIVE, and A WHOLE NEW MIND

Embark on a transformative journey with Co-Intelligence, Ethan Mollick’s page-turning must-read for those at the helm. Mollick’s work will help CEOs and leaders harness AI’s enormous potential as a catalyst for elevating the capabilities of any team and any organization. Brilliant, authoritative, and educational.

Jim M. Citrin, Leader, Spencer Stuart CEO & Board Practice, author of YOU'RE IN CHARGE, NOW WHAT? and THE 5 PATTERNS OF EXTRAORDINARY CAREERS

An expert in innovation explores the next stage in the AI revolution . . . An important road map through the AI labyrinth, written with authority and free of technojargon

Living and Working with AI

The New York Times Bestseller 
 
The urgent and definitive guide to working, learning, and living in the new age of artificial intelligence from the acclaimed Wharton Professor of Management and author of the One Useful Thing Substack. 
 
'The very best book I know about the ins, outs, and ethics of generative AI. Drop everything and read it cover to cover NOW' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit 
 
‘If you are interested in how to make the most of the transformative potential of artificial intelligence then you must read this book’ Financial Times 
 
 
 
Consumer AI has arrived. And with it, inescapable upheaval as we grapple with what it means for our jobs, lives and the future of humanity. 
 
Cutting through the noise of AI evangelists and AI doom-mongers, Wharton professor Ethan Mollick has become one of the most prominent and provocative explainers of AI, focusing on the practical aspects of how these new tools for thought can transform our world. In Co-Intelligence, he urges us to engage with AI as co-worker, co-teacher and coach. 
 
Wide ranging, hugely thought-provoking and optimistic, Co-Intelligence reveals the promise and power of this new era.

Ethan Mollick

Praise for Co-Intelligence

If you are interested in how to make the most of the transformative potential of artificial intelligence then you must read this book . . . Entertaining, thought-provoking . . . A call to action

Generative AI has an oracle, and his name is Ethan Mollick. Lucky you: our oracle has written a lucid, succinct, and eminently practical guide to navigating the revolution that is right now unfolding at an astoni ...

Ethan Mollick has been a leader with the hands-on exploration of AI's evolving capabilities. In Co-Intelligence, he masterfully navigates the landscape of AI advancements with insightful and informative co ...

If you are interested in how to make the most of the transformative potential of artificial intelligence then you must read this book . . . Entertaining, thought-provoking . . . A call to action

Generative AI has an oracle, and his name is Ethan Mollick. Lucky you: our oracle has written a lucid, succinct, and eminently practical guide to navigating the revolution that is right now unfolding at an astoni ...

Ethan Mollick has been a leader with the hands-on exploration of AI's evolving capabilities. In Co-Intelligence, he masterfully navigates the landscape of AI advancements with insightful and informative co ...

If you are interested in how to make the most of the transformative potential of artificial intelligence then you must read this book . . . Entertaining, thought-provoking . . . A call to action

Generative AI has an oracle, and his name is Ethan Mollick. Lucky you: our oracle has written a lucid, succinct, and eminently practical guide to navigating the revolution that is right now unfolding at an astoni ...

Ethan Mollick has been a leader with the hands-on exploration of AI's evolving capabilities. In Co-Intelligence, he masterfully navigates the landscape of AI advancements with insightful and informative co ...

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