Druckenmiller Used AI to Write WSJ Op-Ed, Editor Defends as Fact of Modern Life
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-08-28
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller admitted to using AI to write his Wall Street Journal op-ed arguing against the US Treasury's borrowing cost suppression, stating he was not embarrassed. WSJ Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot defended the use of AI as a "fact of modern life," asserting the column reflected the author's genuine opinion. This follows a similar incident involving the Financial Times and a Harvard professor.
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