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AI agents like Claude Sonnet 4.6 are making STATA coding skills obsolete for academics

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Ethan Mollick, a professor at the Wharton School, suggests that proficiency in STATA coding, once crucial for academic careers, is becoming obsolete due to advancements in AI models like Claude Sonnet 4.6. He highlights that AI agents are evolving beyond simple chatbots, significantly impacting academic research and coding practices. Mollick points to a paper on AI agents writing econometric code as evidence of this shift. AI

IMPACT Academic researchers may need to adapt their skill sets as AI agents become capable of performing complex coding tasks.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice discussing the impact of AI on academic skills.

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AI agents like Claude Sonnet 4.6 are making STATA coding skills obsolete for academics

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emollick.bsky.social ·

    Writing good STATA code was important for my academic career. It looks like that skill is largely becoming obsolete post Sonnet 4.6. (Also take this is as a not

    Writing good STATA code was important for my academic career. It looks like that skill is largely becoming obsolete post Sonnet 4.6. (Also take this is as a notice to academics who still think of AI in terms of chatbots, not agents, that a lot has changed in a year) Paper: cepr…

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