AI now fact-checks your essay drafts against published research before you post
xuenay · x · 2026-10-11
Researcher xuenay shares how AI has changed essay writing on complex topics: give a speculative draft to a good AI and it will flag contradictions with published studies, interpretations the field abandoned years ago, and concepts that should be distinguished. More work, he notes, but it also means no more confidently bullshitting readers or yourself.
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