Ethan Mollick：AI 创业不该只卖铲子
I think “sell picks and shovels” is the wrong lesson for AI startups.
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Ethan Mollick 认为，用“淘金热里卖铲子”来类比 AI 创业是错的。他指出淘金热不如工业革命贴切：金子是一堆会被挖完的东西，而机器会不断让一切变得更便宜；靠使用新机器致富的人，远多于制造机器的人。
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I think “sell picks and shovels” is the wrong lesson for AI startups.
The Gold Rush analogy is weaker than the Industrial Revolution. Gold is a single pile that runs out. Machines keep making everything cheaper. Far more people got rich using the new machines than building them.