Economist: undisclosed AI use is deception and should be sanctioned in academia
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-22
Yale economist Paul Novosad argues that undisclosed AI use is deception in many contexts—authors try to trick readers into believing they thought more carefully than they did—and should be sanctioned, though mostly isn't. He notes the frustration is mutual: with slop coming from both authors and referees using AI to dodge refereeing duties, suspicion of AI-generated submissions and reviews is understandable.
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