Many 2026 AI Papers Still Cite GPT-4 in Their Methods
emollick · x · 2026-07-30
Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick points out that a large percentage of papers with a 2026 publication date still reference GPT-4 in their methods. He clarifies this is not an attack on any specific paper, but rather a result of research conducted in 2023 facing years of publication delay. He suggests interpreting such claims with care due to the rapid pace of AI model iteration.
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