Harvard economist Deming: use AI to polish writing and you lose the learning
paulnovosad · x · 2026-11-11
Harvard economist David Deming's NYT essay asks whether you should use AI to help you write: it makes sentences cleaner and arguments more convincing, but may be "a deal with the devil." His bottom line: don't let AI write for you if you want to retain any learning from what you've written. Economist Paul Novosad praises the essay while slamming its misleading clickbait summary.
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