'The world doesn't need AI-generated papers': researcher calls AI papers a mirage
andrewgwils · x · 2026-09-06
Conclusion of Andrew White's thread (4/4): AI can write papers that even look like papers, complete with figures and references, but it's a mirage that evaporates on closer inspection. His verdict: the world doesn't need AI-generated papers, underscoring that frontier models still fail at end-to-end scientific research.
Related event: Researcher finds frontier models startlingly bad at end-to-end science(4 posts)→
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