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Published by One Useful Thing (Ethan Mollick) (T1 source). The original is at https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-dot-and-the-swarm.

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Ethan Mollick introduces the 'dot and the swarm' framing, arguing individuals can benefit from general-purpose AI capabilities (the 'bitter lesson') by positioning themselves alongside rather than against these systems.

Provides a strategic lens for individual leverage with general-purpose AI, useful for reframing one's relationship to increasingly capable models.

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