TMLR Desk Rejects Surge to 53% as Authors Fail to Grasp Their Own AI Papers
TMLR editor Nihar Shah warns that researchers increasingly submit AI-assisted papers they don't understand: desk rejects jumped from 6% in 2023 to 53%, and 3 of 10 interviewed authors couldn't answer basic questions about their own papers.
2026-09-18 ~ 2026-09-18 · 4 related posts
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- Episode 2: TMLR Desk Rejects Surge to 53% as Authors Fail to Grasp Their Own AI Papers(2026-09-18, 4 posts)
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