Marginal Revolution's AI-generated critiques of Saez-Zucman research spark backlash
nitarshan · x · 2026-10-30
Marginal Revolution published AI-generated critiques of "errors" in economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman's research, drawing criticism. Commenter owlposting argued it "feels genuinely evil" for a megaplatform to release unchecked AI-generated critiques of someone's research: "ruining the informational commons for what exactly? A dunk?"
The dispute centers on methodology rather than the target: mass-producing LLM-generated accusations against serious research without verifying each one risks degrading public discourse quality.
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