Quote 265 · Ethan Mollick

Said in a video · quote 26531 Oct 2026

(02:11) you don't get organizational productivity gains instantaneously from individual productivity gains. Kantrowitz at 01:20-02:04: this is from the Dallas Fed ... high AI exposure jobs are seeing more productivity gains than the low AI exposure jobs, but they're actually seeing less productivity gains than they saw during COVID

Ethan Mollick

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This AI Expert Argues We Are Underestimating AI Impact — With Ethan Mollick
Big Technology Podcast (YouTube) · 25 Oct 2026 · at 2:11

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The fact it supports: Mollick said "you don't get organizational productivity gains instantaneously from individual productivity gains" (02:11), in reply to Kantrowitz citing a Dallas Fed study that high-AI-exposure jobs show less productivity growth than during COVID (01:20).

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Mainframe migration quote fell from $200 million to $20 million, Mollick recounts 31 Oct 2026

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“(02:11) you don't get organizational productivity gains instantaneously from individual productivity gains. Kantrowitz at 01:20-02:04: this is from the Dallas Fed ... high AI exposure jobs are seeing more productivity gains than the low AI exposure jobs, but they're actually seeing less productivity gains than they saw during COVID” Ethan Mollick. From This AI Expert Argues We Are Underestimating AI Impact — With Ethan Mollick (Big Technology Podcast (YouTube)) at 2:11. Quoted by ai notis. https://ainotis.com/q/265

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Ethan Mollick. (2026, October 25). “(02:11) you don't get organizational productivity gains instantaneously from individual productivity gains. Kantrowitz at 01:20-02:04: this is from the Dallas Fed ... high AI exposure jobs are seeing more productivity gains than the low AI exposure jobs, but they're actually seeing less productivity gains than they saw during COVID” [Video at 2:11]. https://ainotis.com/q/265

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