Wall Street Journal: Billionaire did not violate policies by using AI for op-ed
Paul Gigot, the editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, said investor Stanley Druckenmiller did not violate the Journal’s policies when he used artificial intelligence to write an op-ed the outlet published Monday. Gigot noted Tuesday that people use AI, which he called a “fact of modern life,” to “assist in their work and...
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller used artificial intelligence to write an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal. According to Paul Gigot, the Journal's editorial page editor, Druckenmiller did not violate the outlet's policies by using AI. Gigot noted that AI is a "fact of modern life" and people use it to "assist in their work".
Druckenmiller compared AI tools like ChatGPT to calculators or speechwriters, saying he used them to help write the op-ed because he is "much better at economics than writing". He defended the op-ed as representative of his views, stating that the ideas expressed have been his for over 15 years. Some financial experts have questioned whether Druckenmiller should have disclosed his use of AI, while others see it as a normal part of the writing process.
The op-ed criticized Scott Bessent, the US Treasury chief, and his former protégé, for ramping up bond buybacks in a bid to drive down Treasury yields. According to The Hill, Gigot said that people use AI to assist in their work, implying that its use is acceptable.
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