A billionaire acknowledged on Tuesday that his widely read opinion column in The Wall Street Journal criticizing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent\u2019s bond market intervention was written using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
Stanley Druckenmiller, a former hedge fund manager who founded Duquesne Capital, published \u201cLet the Bond Market Speak<\/a>\u201d on Monday, questioning Bessent\u2019s interventions to hold down yields on U.S. treasuries. The article drew added attention because Druckenmiller worked with Bessent under George Soros, and is sometimes described<\/a> as a \u201cmentor\u201d to the treasury secretary.<\/p>\n Pangram, an AI detection tool, found that Druckenmiller\u2019s op-ed had been written using artificial intelligence, according to multiple social media posts. In an interview with NOTUS, Druckenmiller said \u201cof course I used AI\u201d when writing the column, and argued he didn\u2019t see a problem with doing so.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a reason I moved from an English major to being an economics major,\u201d Druckenmiller said. \u201cI\u2019m not embarrassed by it \u2026 I write everything using AI now for the same reason I use a calculator when I do math problems.\u201d<\/p>\n A spokesperson for The Wall Street Journal did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n The use of AI by economists and other experts in writing opinion pieces has gained renewed scrutiny as the tool has become more widely used.<\/p>\n