Economist Spots AI Jargon Creeping Into Working Papers, Blames Letting AI Write First Drafts
paulnovosad · x · 2026-09-14
Economist Paul Novosad observes that AI jargon is unintentionally creeping into working papers: when you see the jargon often in your own draft, you stop noticing it.
His advice: if you don't want your papers to sound like AI, resist letting AI write the first drafts — that's where the problem starts.
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