What if, thanks to AI, you can now research and write a book two, three, or even four times faster? For authors and AI pioneers Steven Johnson (Editorial Director, <a href="https://notebooklm.google.com/">NotebookLM</a> and Google Labs) and Ethan Mollick (Wharton professor and creator of <a href="https://www.oneusefulthing.org/">One Useful Thing</a>), that's the new reality. In this episode, they crack open their personal toolkits to reveal the prompts and workflows they use to supercharge their creativity.
What you’ll learn:
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 <li>How Steven used AI to write 40,000 words in 72 hours.</li>
 <li>The specific AI tools Steven and Ethan rely on for researching and writing.</li>
 <li>Whether AI will ever write better than humans.</li>
 <li>How the very concept of a "book" may morph into an interactive, personalized experience that readers can query, customize, and even turn into a game.</li>
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Further listening:
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-big-idea/id1482067226?i=1000660411293">BILL GATES: Superhuman AI May Be Closer Than You Think</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-big-idea/id1482067226?i=1000657266240">SAL KHAN: How AI Will Revolutionize the Way We Learn</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-big-idea/id1482067226?i=1000604460827">MARYANNE WOLF: Are We Forgetting How To Read?</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-big-idea/id1482067226?i=1000621000022">STEVEN JOHNSON & DAVID CHALMERS: Artificial Intelligence Meets Virtual Worlds</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-big-idea/id1482067226?i=1000714640879">ADAM BROTMAN & ANDY SACK: The AI Tsunami Is Already Here</a></li>
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