AI papers may be easy to generate, but most still look trivial without human input
_akpiper · x · 2026-07-21
AI-written papers may be easy to generate, but hard to make meaningful
The post argues that AI-generated papers are trivial to produce, yet they usually lack real salience unless humans are involved. It says an AI-only paper is often easy to spot because the problem setup is trivial and the solution is over-engineered.
It also responds to the claim that generating decent CS conference papers with AI agents will soon become commoditized, suggesting the deeper issue is that many papers are already borderline and that academia may need a different incentive system.
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