Stanford prof Anshul Kundaje: papers are finished as a measure of academic productivity
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-20
Stanford professor Anshul Kundaje argues that papers are effectively over as a measure of productivity, expertise, or accomplishment: the odds of publishing in "glam" conferences and journals are rapidly approaching random, while the time needed for gatekeeping review grows exponentially. In the AI era of flooded submissions, publication venue no longer signals quality.
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