ACM faces backlash after an AI-written notice says its publications should be opened to LLMs

TobyWalsh · x · 2026-07-23

ACM is facing backlash over a controversial announcement about opening up its publications to LLMs — an announcement that was itself written by AI.

The screenshot shows the statement arguing that ACM should engage with AI systems rather than exclude them, while critics highlight the irony of an AI-generated notice and the risk of turning ACM content into a source for low-quality machine-generated material.

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