Reviewer refuses to review a paper 'so clearly slop' amid AI-generated paper flood
dhadfieldmenell · x · 2026-10-02
A researcher (dhadfieldmenell) posted that they finally received a submission 'so clearly slop' that they are refusing to actually review it — a small but telling data point on how AI-generated low-quality papers are straining academic peer review.
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