Ethan Mollick: AI now fact-checks better than human experts, so stop obsessing over verification
emollick · x · 2026-11-08
Ethan Mollick argues the widespread concern about manually verifying AI output for factual errors is outdated: recent model data shows they beat human experts, including PhD specialists, at finding facts and checking claims. The idea that humans' job is to catch AI's factual mistakes is likely no longer true today — "good riddance." He caveats that verification still matters for points of view, opinions, and approaches, just not for basic factual errors.
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