GEO firms are spamming ArXiv with disguised slop papers after flooding Reddit
lilyraynyc · x · 2026-09-15
pedrodias notes GEO (generative engine optimization) companies that previously flooded Reddit are now spamming ArXiv with research-in-disguise 'slop papers' to influence what AI search engines cite.
lilyraynyc says the big GEO firms have been doing this for a while — treating academic preprint servers as a placement channel for AI search optimization, a growing pollution risk for AI's information sources.
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