The Jagged Frontier: How AI Will Transform Your Job, According to Wharton's Ethan Mollick
From Solutions with Henry Blodget by Vox Media Podcast Network
March 30, 2026 · 46 min
About this episode
Ethan Mollick discusses how AI is reshaping jobs and the skills that will matter most in the future.
Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor and author of the Substack One Useful Thing, describes today’s AI systems as a “jagged frontier," where AI outperforms humans in some tasks but falls short in others. This unevenness means the technology won’t replace all jobs, but it will reshape how we work and which skills matter most. In this episode, we discuss why management and delegation are becoming more valuable, how AI could disrupt the traditional career ladder, and how Mollick is using AI in his classroom to accelerate and deepen learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Henry Blodget
Guest: Ethan Mollick
Topics covered
- AI transformation
- job skills
- management
- education
- career disruption
Keywords
- AI
- jobs
- skills
- management
- education
- career ladder
- learning
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Organizations: Wharton, Substack, Vox Media Podcast Network
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