WSJ Editor Defends AI Use in Op-Ed Without Disclosure
WSJ opinion editor Paul Gigot defended AI drafting for an op-ed by investor Stanley Druckenmiller.
Posts from Max Tani and Taylor Lorenz highlight WSJ opinion editor Paul Gigot defending the use of AI to draft an op-ed by Stanley Druckenmiller. Gigot called AI a fact of modern life and saw no need for disclosure. A reply from @signulll rejected calls for mandatory AI disclosure in published writing. The exchange centers on whether public figures must flag AI assistance in their work.
Precedent-setting moment in news media. The editor of the second most important opinion page in the country greenlights the use of AI for drafting pieces, no disclosure necessary.
In a statement, WSJ opinion editor Paul Gigot defends Druckenmiller's use of AI to write Monday's op ed, saying "AI is a fact of modern life," and "nobody can doubt that his op-ed is his genuine opinion." https://twitter.com/maxwelltani/status/2092269876064772233