Economist Paul Novosad: Most People Using AI Don't Actually Think Deeply
paulnovosad · x · 2026-08-13
Economist Paul Novosad argues that while theoretically, one could think deeply and let AI clean up the text, 99.9% of people claiming to do this haven't actually thought things through. He adds that people are deceiving themselves, trying to emulate Gary Becker's legendary ability to grasp the core of a seminar in two minutes, which is an unrealistic standard.
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