Rethinking AI Conference Peer Review: Should Reviewers Be Penalized for Unchanged Scores?
3scorciav · x · 2026-08-06
A recent discussion has emerged regarding the peer review process at top AI conferences. Senior figure David Forsyth noted that rebuttals exist mainly because authors deem them important; if left to him, CV conferences would use no rebuttals and only 2 reviews per paper for a much more scalable process.
Furthermore, Maria Antoniak suggested penalizing reviewers who do not change their scores after the discussion phase. Pushing back on this, another researcher argued that discussions should surface and test arguments rather than manufacture consensus. What should be penalized—or face second-order consequences—is a lack of engagement, not the stability of the score.
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