AI Paper Quality Concerns: Researcher Estimates 99% Retraction Rate If Properly Backtested
suchenzang · x · 2026-08-07
Amid the current era of AI slop, one commentator estimates that if all arXiv AI papers were properly backtested, the retraction rate could reach 99%. This pessimistic projection is based on the observation that retraction rates across nearly all scientific fields were already increasing exponentially before 2021.
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