Economists clash over whether AI-generated text needs honest labeling
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-13
A debate on AI-generated text: Miles Kimball argues what matters is product quality—high-quality AI output shouldn't require disclosure, with human-made works as a niche market. Paul Novosad counters that while reading AI text is fine, authors are currently dishonest, and the rise in AI text consumption is entirely driven by dishonest production.
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