Economist Paul Novosad: AI-boosted workers often can't tell their output is bad
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-13
Economist Paul Novosad argues many 'AI-made-me-productive' people produce bad work they think is good, citing Cliff Asness's takedown of AI-generated quant models and his defense of the Betting Against Beta factor against a bogus -7.78%/yr claim. Whether AI mass production works depends on whether consumers in a field can judge quality — and it's unclear where academia sits.
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