Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder on arXiv and AI papers: flag them, don't ban them
skdh · x · 2026-09-15
Sabine Hossenfelder weighs in on whether arXiv should admit AI-written papers:
- Framing: few argue "let anyone post anything" — the real question is responsibility when authors admit they don't fully understand what an AI proved and it turns out wrong
- Her stance: AI solves more problems than it creates; a plausibly correct paper meeting field standards could go in a "mostly AI" subsector or carry an AI flag, for those who want to read it
- Analogy: 30 years ago people argued over numerical integration vs analytical solutions — the trend is inevitable, and "my AI-agent will read them anyway"
- The quoted counterpoint: arXiv's gatekeeping is literally its only value over other venues
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