Even Anti-Saez Economists Call the AI Audit of Their Research 'Mostly BS'
felpix_ · x · 2026-10-29
Skepticism of the AI audit of Saez-Zucman research grows: Antoine Levy says that looking at just a few papers he knows well, the audit seems mostly BS—and he notes his own views are as opposed to S-Z as possible in the profession. felpix adds that the dump appears slopped together and barely reviewed before going live, warning readers to be mindful of their biases when a negative result confirms what they already believe.
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