Top Conference Spotlight Papers Still Human-Written
JessicaHullman · x · 2026-07-16
Data observations reveal that despite the widespread use of AI for drafting papers, top-tier papers that earn Spotlight recognition remain predominantly human-written. Statistics show that about 91% of Spotlight papers are classified as entirely or mostly human-written, compared to only about 50% across the overall submission pool.
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