Economist Paul Novosad: AI-written papers need their own journals, not human ones
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-02
Economist Paul Novosad (179k followers) weighs in on AI in academic writing. His view: articles read by humans should be written in human voices, since an author's voice carries substance lost when delegated to AI. His proposals: - AI-written papers should have their own journals, evaluated mostly by AI; - Mixing AI papers into human journals would make them "unusable for humans"; - He cites the NYT's guest contributor policy — arguments delivered in the author's voice. He notes he might revise this view if AI writing improves.
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