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Druckenmiller Confirms AI Used in WSJ Op-Ed Criticizing Bessent

Published 26 August 2026

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller has acknowledged using artificial intelligence to help write his widely circulated Wall Street Journal opinion piece that criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's management of the U.S. bond market. The revelation has sparked a debate about transparency and the use of AI tools by influential figures in public discourse. Druckenmiller's column, titled "Let the Bond Market Speak," was published on Tuesday, August 25. In it, he argued against the Treasury Department's decision to double the size of its long-dated bond buybacks to at least $4 billion per operation.

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