Are pre-LLM papers overvalued? Good research isn't devalued by AI use
xwang_lk · x · 2026-09-29
xwanglk argues people may overvalue pre-LLM era papers: garbage stays garbage even if fully human-written, and a good paper isn't devalued just because AI helped improve its quality — a take on the ongoing academic dispute over AI-assisted writing.
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