Researchers slam arXiv's LLM paper crackdown for lacking any empirical evidence

RexDouglass · x · 2026-09-10

Researcher yanaiela publicly questioned arXiv's policy move targeting LLM-generated papers: the decision came with no empirical evidence. How many LLM-generated papers are actually posted on arXiv? What share are position papers? Do those ratios justify such an abrupt solution, and how are 'review papers' even defined?

RexDouglass amplified the critique, calling it an example of real meta-science on LLM usage — in contrast to arXiv and the anti-AI camp, who he says are simply making things up instead of using data.

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