Economist pushes back on AI re-analysis of Zucman paper, questioning neutrality and error rates
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-29
Economist Paul Novosad calls the AI-driven re-analysis of the Zucman wealth taxation paper "shots fired" that will soon hit every paper — but he won't update on it without seeing the base distribution of "errors" in econ papers, doubts the anonymous creator is neutral or using a neutral prompt, and argues AI classification of errors is highly questionable, citing flagged "major" errors that are really just confidence-interval overlaps or discount-rate sensitivities.
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