119: Today in AI: Co-Intelligence Book Report, Jagged Frontier Explained, 4 Rules for Using AI

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First aired: 7 January 2026

Summary: Today I'm doing something a bit different—giving a book report on "Co-Intelligence" by Ethan Mollick, one of the very few AI books I actually recommend people read. Most AI books age terribly because they were written before ChatGPT changed everything, but Mollick's book came out after GPT-3 dropped, so it focuses less on specific technologies and more on the mental models we need for thinking about AI as a whole. It's genuinely useful stuff that hasn't gone stale, which is rare in this space.

The key concepts I break down include the "jagged frontier"—why AI can be superhuman at one task and surprisingly rubbish at a similar one—and Mollick's four rules for working with AI: always invite it to the table, remain a human in the loop, treat it like a person (but define what kind), and assume this is the worst AI you'll ever use. That last one's crucial because people try AI once, get a bad result, and write it off forever. But these models are improving every single month, so what seems impossible today will probably be trivial in six months. We're all figuring this out as we go along, and anyone claiming to be an expert is either lying or deluded.

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—— Time Stamps ——

00:00 Introduction: Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick

01:33 Why GPT-3 Was a Wake-Up Call

03:00 The Jagged Frontier: Why People Think AI is Rubbish

04:32 AI Can Solve Advanced Math But Can't Count Letters

06:48 Thinking of AI as Alien Intelligence

07:56 The Centaur Model: Splitting Tasks Between Human & AI

10:00 The Cyborg Model: Full Integration with AI

11:39 The Four Rules of Co-Intelligence

13:08 The Deloitte Scandal: Why Humans Must Check AI Work

15:18 Rule 3: Give AI a Role Using the RISEN Framework

16:36 Rule 4: This is the Worst AI Will Ever Be

18:08 Even ChatGPT's Co-Creator Feels Overwhelmed

19:46 Book Recommendation & Free Newsletter

20:54 Free AI Business Webinar Announcement

21:34 Q&A: Why Being an AI Generalist is Healthy

22:07 Wrap Up & Subscribe

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