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Harvard prof slammed for using AI to write to write anti-Trump op-ed
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Harvard professor Ricardo Hausmann is under scrutiny after it was revealed that an anti-President Trump op-ed he wrote for the Financial Times was largely AI-generated, leading to criticism of the article's quality.
- The Financial Times added a disclaimer noting that AI was used to condense the original draft, which violates the publication's editorial code prohibiting AI in the writing process.
- Social media users and academics expressed disappointment, highlighting the irony of a prominent Harvard economist using AI-generated content amid concerns about academic integrity and student reliance on AI.
- The article, which criticized Trump's tariffs, was flagged by AI detection software as 71% AI-generated and was criticized for its stilted prose.
- Neither Hausmann, the Financial Times, nor the Harvard Kennedy School have provided comments following the controversy.
