AI can now do critique at 'academically deranged' depth, researcher says
rjhaier · x · 2026-10-31
jachiam0 argues that much research in non-technical fields is 'research theater', where star careers come from audience connection rather than truth. With AI now capable of critique at previously unseen depth and rigor, popular researchers will find it increasingly hard to hide from serious critique — a take Philip Tetlock called possibly the most unsettlingly insightful tweet of the year.
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