Economists: AI's worst academic-writing tell is poor judgment on what matters
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-10-15
Economist Paul Novosad argues that a signature flaw of current AI academic writing is bad judgment on what is and isn't important. Anna Stansbury endorses, noting AI writing and summaries of academic economics still struggle with prioritization and proper academic style — and this "tell" reflects poorly on the author using it too.
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