AI-written papers flood arXiv: Dietterich proposes oral exams and an aiXiv venue for AI research
tdietterich · x · 2026-09-14
Noted ML researcher Thomas Dietterich warns in a thread that arXiv and journals are seeing a new trend: authors submitting papers they likely don't understand, breaking arXiv's premise that a human author takes responsibility. He weighs options:
- Rejecting submissions from authors without publication records in the area;
- Scalable oral examinations certified by known authorities;
- A new venue (à la aiXiv) where AI-written and verified results are published with only a "corresponding human" for the community to examine.
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