- Ethan Mollick's guide has shifted from focusing on chat models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to agentic systems capable of performing hours of human work in one go.
- Gemini has been dropped from the list because Google lacks a competitive entry in the Codex/ChatGPT Work/Cowork category.
- The most powerful AI usage involves giving it access to your computer via ChatGPT (Work/Codex modes) or Claude (Cowork/Code modes), though the naming is confusing and varies between mobile and desktop.
- ChatGPT Work on mobile differs from its desktop counterpart: mobile mode enables Code Interpreter to access the internet, while desktop is a less intimidating interface over Codex.