Economist Paul Novosad Blasts Spammy GenAI Papers Flooding NBER Working Papers
paulnovosad · x · 2026-09-28
Economist Paul Novosad (178K followers) criticized people spamming weak genAI papers into the NBER Working Paper series, asking sarcastically what their world model is — "what if everyone did this?" He speculated the perpetrators may not realize they're making the world worse, believing their ideas are simply so good that humanity must benefit. The post highlights deteriorating quality on academic preprint venues amid the genAI paper flood.
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