Economist calls for zero tolerance on AI writing to save journals from slop avalanche

anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-25

Economist paulnovosad argues journals should adopt a zero-tolerance policy on AI writing: justified exceptions would be swamped by an avalanche of slop that demoralizes referees and could kill journals entirely — bad money drives out the good. lpachter amplified it with "Kill journals?"

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