Scholar proposes using AI teams to conclusively settle colonial economics debate
paulnovosad · x · 2026-08-18
Regarding the "settler mortality" paper that remains controversial after 25 years, Paul Novosad proposes putting a large team of AIs to write a conclusive paper on whether the results are robust, questioning if social science cares about truth or just status competition.
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