Quote 268 · Ethan Mollick

Said in a video · quote 26831 Oct 2026

(39:56) Well, and the millennium problem adds a different piece. There's a coordination layer between There was There was what, 10,000 agents passing 8 million messages back and forth, right?

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 39:59

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The fact it supports: Replying to Kantrowitz's remark about using AI to solve a millennium problem in maths, Mollick said there was a coordination layer: "There was what, 10,000 agents passing 8 million messages back and forth, right?" (39:59). He gave the figures as a recollection, and no primary for the result has been found.

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

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“(39:56) Well, and the millennium problem adds a different piece. There's a coordination layer between There was There was what, 10,000 agents passing 8 million messages back and forth, right?” Ethan Mollick. From This AI Expert Argues We Are Underestimating AI Impact — With Ethan Mollick (Big Technology Podcast (YouTube)) at 39:59. Quoted by ai notis. https://ainotis.com/q/268

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Ethan Mollick. (2026, October 25). “(39:56) Well, and the millennium problem adds a different piece. There's a coordination layer between There was There was what, 10,000 agents passing 8 million messages back and forth, right?” [Video at 39:59]. https://ainotis.com/q/268

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