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The Guardian - US
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Uwa Ede-Osifo

Billionaire investor says he used AI to write critique of former mentee Scott Bessent

Stanley Druckenmiller speaks at a conference in New York City on 8 May 2017.
Stanley Druckenmiller speaks at a conference in New York City on 8 May 2017. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Stanley Druckenmiller, a billionaire investor, said he used artificial intelligence to pen his viral Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he sharply criticized the interference of Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, in the US bond market.

Many news outlets, including the Guardian, covered the editorial, highlighting Druckenmiller’s rebuke of his former mentee, Bessent. As the story circulated online, some readers questioned rhetorical choices that resembled AI-generated text.

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