Rise in AI text consumption is entirely driven by dishonest production, economist argues
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-13
Economist Paul Novosad argues there's nothing wrong with people reading AI-generated text per se—but authors are currently dishonest, and the rise in AI text consumption is entirely driven by dishonest production. His analogy: if a merchant receives lots of counterfeit money, you shouldn't infer a preference for getting paid in counterfeit.
Related event: Economists Clash Over Mandatory Disclosure of AI-Generated Content(3 posts)→
More from AGI Musings
- Web browsing is splitting: ridiculous for utility, amazing for entertainment — signulll · 2026-10-14
- Open models give users an exit from a few companies deciding what tools exist and say — neil_chilson · 2026-10-14
- Anthropic bans cruel treatment of Claude; critics warn of humanizing AI — AlexTensor · 2026-10-14
- Hollywood sold the dream of anyone making movies—until AI made it real — VraserX · 2026-10-14
- Google AI diagnosis in Lancet: conversation alone nails final diagnosis in 90% of cases — zakkohane · 2026-10-14
- Continual learning targets out-of-distribution intelligence, not infinite memory — akbirthko · 2026-10-14