ICLR exceeds 55k submissions this year, researcher flags the slop problem
igilitschenski · x · 2026-09-21
Researcher Igor Gilitschenski noted that ICLR has received over 55,000 submissions this year, quipping with a #slopGrenade hashtag about the flood of low-quality, possibly AI-generated papers. The figure underscores the ongoing surge in top-conference submission volumes and renewed concerns about reviewer capacity and paper quality.
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