ICML 2027 program chair on AI slop: writing help shouldn't be punished as ICLR hits 60K+ abstracts
thegautamkamath · x · 2026-09-22
An AI-detection researcher announces she will serve as ICML 2027 Program Chair alongside Weijie Su, Andrew Wilson, Julien Mairal, and Courtney Paquette, laying out her stance on "AI slop" and peer review at scale.
- ICLR 2027 reportedly exceeded 60K abstract submissions; scaling review without lowering the bar or burning out reviewers is the core challenge—reviewer recruitment and expertise matching are both hard
- Her position: using AI to improve writing should not be punished, especially for non-native English speakers; but transparency is required when AI meaningfully contributed to ideas, experimental design, or analysis
- She authored a recent article, "When AI Helps Us Write, What Are We Actually Measuring?" on detection, intellectual contribution, and what review should evaluate
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