Management as AI superpower - Ethan Mollick
When you look at what actually goes into good delegation documentation, it’s remarkably consistent: What are we trying to accomplish, and why? Where are the limits of the delegated authority? What does “done” look like? What specific outputs do I need? What interim outputs do I need to follow your progress? And what should you check before telling me you’re finished? If these are well-specified, the AI, like humans, is far more likely to do a good job.
And in figuring out how to give these instructions to the AI, it turns out you are basically reinventing management.
I find it interesting to watch as some of the most well-known software developers at the major AI labs note how their jobs are changing from mostly programming to mostly management of AI agents.