Study Finds AI-Generated Peer Reviews Are More Lenient
gleech · x · 2026-07-17
An analysis of academic peer review indicates massive penetration of AI-generated content. Data shows that in 2026, half of the reviews contained at least one AI-generated paragraph, and 17% were entirely AI-generated. Furthermore, for papers heavily reliant on AI, AI-generated reviews tended to provide more lenient recommendations than human-written ones.
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