AI Writing Threatens Peer Review, Requiring Clear Boundaries
sethlazar · x · 2026-08-22
Seth Lazar argues that AI-written submissions will break peer review and undermine the identification of talented researchers in academic publishing.
Key Points:
- Adjudicating acceptable human contribution for every paper would be untenably burdensome (experience from the NeurIPS position paper track).
- Even if AI aids individual creativity, the negative externality (the cost of distinguishing provenance) might necessitate a strict ban.
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