# Bad Influence story: Edward Witten thanks AI in the acknowledgments of a physics preprint

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-07 19:03. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/5f3a63bc-06a1-40a6-9d1f-0f31c3821869

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Latest update (11-07 19:03): Edward Witten acknowledges AI in a physics preprint

Overview: Edward Witten, the only physicist to have won the Fields Medal, publicly thanks AI in the acknowledgments of a recent preprint, according to AI Era (新智元). The report quotes only the opening of the acknowledgment, so the full wording and the specific contribution the AI made are not known.

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1. 11-07 19:03 · AI Era · [Edward Witten acknowledges AI in a physics preprint](https://badinfluence.news/items/qi1joy872ea46j9jjqiay8qee)
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