There Are Better Ways to Work With AI | Simon Sinek + Ethan Mollick | A Bit of Optimism Podcast

Most of us use AI like a yes-man, and then wonder why it never makes us think harder. Ethan Mollick is a Wharton professor, bestselling author of Co-Intelligence, and one of the clearest voices on how to actually work with AI. He says the tool is sycophantic by design — it wants to agree with you. So if you want it to sharpen your thinking instead of flattering it, you have to tell it to push back: act like a critic, find the holes in my argument, tell me where I'm wrong. Used well, AI doesn't replace your thinking. It makes it better. How are you using AI to challenge yourself? 🎧 Listen to t