University of Chicago professor has 258 papers in 2026, AI use suspected
What happened
On September 30, 2026, a discussion appeared on the Hacker News front page: University of Chicago Booth professor Nicholas Polson, according to his SSRN page, has published 258 working papers in 2026, uploading six in a single day on August 26, most running 27 to 80 pages. The compiler, Jeremy Horpedahl, and blogger Andrew argue the pace clearly leans on AI, and the 80-page "Theories of Human Connection" was called suspicious in content. The story stops at that count and those doubts; the reports do not mention any response from the school or from Polson himself.
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- Hacker News front pageNicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far
芝加哥大学商学院教授 Nicholas Polson 据其 SSRN 页面统计，2026 年已发布 258 篇工作论文，仅 8 月 26 日一天就上传 6 篇，多数篇幅达 27 至 80 页。统计者 Jeremy Horpedahl 与博主 Andrew 认为，这种产出速度明显借助了 AI，其中 80 页的《Theories of Human Connection》被指内容可疑。
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