Wharton Professor Argues AI Skill Development, Not Avoidance, Is the Path Forward as Autonomous Agents Transform Work

As autonomous AI agents reshape workplace productivity, Wharton management professor Ethan Mollick contends that workers and organizations will fare far better by developing strong AI capabilities than by attempting to resist technological change. His research and advocacy, shared widely through his newsletter "One Useful Thing" and his bestselling book "Co-Intelligence," centers on a straightforward premise: the workers who succeed in the AI era will be those who actively learn to harness the technology's capabilities.