AI will multiply text 50x, making 'judge each paper on its merits' impossible
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-22
Economist Paul Novosad argues journals' use of AI detection to filter submissions exists because the ideal of reviewing each paper on its own merits is untenable amid surging submissions—credible-seeming papers can be pumped out with minimal oversight. His broader claim: once AI raises text volume 50x, AI writing and human writing cannot coexist in equilibrium in any medium.
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