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I don't know how you get here from “predict the next word”

grumpy-economist.com

February 26, 2026

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Summary

Refine is an AI tool designed to enhance academic articles, developed by Yann Calvó López and Ben Golub. It provides concise and organized feedback that has been described as comparable to the best comments received in an academic career.

Key Takeaways

The AI tool Refine provides high-quality feedback on academic articles, with comments that are more concise and organized than traditional peer reviews.
The program identified key issues in the manuscript regarding the operationalization of the "fiscal news" narrative and suggested improvements for clarity and argument strength.
Refine highlighted the need for explicit distinctions in the completeness claims of economic theories, particularly between FTPL and New Keynesian models.
The tool's analysis indicates that observational equivalence should be framed in the context of central bank behavior to strengthen the manuscript's arguments.

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Community Sentiment

Mixed

Positives

The novel insights produced by modern LLMs are truly shocking, even for those familiar with the latest techniques, highlighting their advanced capabilities.
The refine.ink tool offers an interesting approach to writing analysis, showcasing innovative applications of AI in content review.

Concerns

The black box nature of AI models raises concerns about how they construct mental models, leaving us uncertain about their reasoning processes.
Many users, including myself, struggle to understand how modern LLMs operate, indicating a knowledge gap in the community regarding recent architectural and training advancements.