The Last Essay?

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Raskin, M. (2026, October 23). The Last Essay? The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/the-last-essay-ai-writing-tech-books-future

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Quick Summary

Stanley Druckenmiller, a billionaire investor, published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal criticizing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Shortly after publication, Druckenmiller revealed that he had used artificial intelligence to write the piece. This admission sparked debate about AI's capabilities and raised questions for professional writers about the implications of AI-generated content.

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Story summary

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller admitted that an op-ed he published in The Wall Street Journal attacking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this year was actually written by AI. This revelation came shortly after the article's publication. For most readers, it was a minor story about either AI capabilities or a case of near-plagiarism by a prominent figure. However, for professional writers, it marked a significant moment highlighting the impact and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in journalism. The incident raises questions about authorship and credibility in an era where AI can produce sophisticated content.

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This article does not take a side on a contested political question, so it has no leaning score. That is an answer rather than a gap: a match report or a rescue can be warmly or critically written without being left or right, and scoring it anyway is how approval of a subject gets recorded as a political position.

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takes no side on a contested political question

Publisher signals

96/100

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Publisher

The Free Press · 357 article(s) · 0 correction(s) detected

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Who wrote this

Max Raskin

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Topics

The Wall Street Journal Treasury

Subjects

Druckenmiller PERSON · 1× Scott Bessent PERSON · 1× Stanley Druckenmiller PERSON · 1× The Wall Street Journal ORG · 1× Treasury ORG · 1×

Narrative

Earlier this year, billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal attacking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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2026-10-24 · The Free Press

The Last Essay? · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Earlier this year, billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal attacking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. asserted

Druckenmiller → write → Bessent

Except he didn’t. asserted

he → do → ?

Almost immediately after publishing, Druckenmiller admitted that he used AI to write the piece. asserted

he → publish → piece

For most readers, this was a forgettable story about either the power of AI or a newsworthy billionaire getting away with a shade of plagiarism. asserted

this → get → plagiarism

But for those who write for a living, this was one of those watershed moments. asserted

this → write → moments