Economist Novosad: Using AI to Write Is Fine, Hiding It Is the Problem
On October 22, Yale development economist Paul Novosad posted a series of messages on X responding to questions about his lab's use of AI in writing. He laid out his position on the ethics of AI use in academia: there's no shame in using AI—the problem is hiding it.
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- Economist: undisclosed AI use is deception and should be sanctioned in academia — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- Economist: undisclosed AI use is deception and should be sanctioned — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- Economist Paul Novosad's lab rule: use AI writing freely, but always disclose it — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- "If AI writing is fine, disclose it": lab policy on AI-assisted writing sparks debate — ErnestoSolo6 · 2026-10-22
- [source] Economist Novosad: his lab discloses AI-written referee reports instead of hiding them — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- [source] AI will multiply text 50x, making 'judge each paper on its merits' impossible — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- Economist: AI writing volumes will inevitably crowd human readers out of equilibrium — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- [source] Economist proposes separate AI-native writing spaces to shield human institutions — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- Economist Paul Novosad: non-native English speakers will increasingly rely on AI writing — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- If AI does all academic reading and writing, will new learners' English regress? — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- Economist: with AI translation, there may be no reason to learn academic English at all — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
- AI translation may end native English speakers' edge in academia — paulnovosad · 2026-10-22
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