Scholars Propose AI Pre-Review for Papers: Automated Code Replication and Error Checking
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-08-07
Discussing the potential of AI in academic peer review, the author proposes a more aggressive approach: introducing an AI 'technical referee' to evaluate papers before human reviewers even see them.
This AI system would not only identify specific types of errors that humans might miss but also handle mechanical tasks up to and including running all replication code. The author argues that since the point of science is correctness, refusing to use the best models for verification is research malpractice, akin to an actuary refusing to use a calculator.
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