Researcher warns arXiv submitter surge may be driven by 'AI psychosis'
petitegeek · x · 2026-09-22
Responding to reports that many new arXiv submitters now have no PI, petitegeek argues the jump may be caused by "AI psychosis" — AI conversations that foster grandiose delusions and fixed false beliefs of discovery. She advises treating single-author submissions with high suspicion, since with no co-authors there is no human vetting or reality-testing to filter crank papers.
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