Economist: wherever AI writing is allowed, it will crowd out all human writing
alejandroll10 · x · 2026-10-05
Development economist Paul Novosad argues that AI and human writing cannot coexist in the same format: wherever AI writing is permitted, it drives out human writing, so segregated spaces should be created for AI writing while keeping it out of human spaces. The thread also debates an "AI draft + human rewrite" compromise — Novosad counters that nobody actually does this, since no RA can write well enough to pass desk review at decent journals, and self-proclaimed heavy editors barely edit at all, with full technical rewrites taking hours.
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