"I will refuse to review GenAI papers": Novosad on style over substance
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-05
In a thread fragment, Paul Novosad says reviewing GenAI papers is the most frustrating part of his academic work and he will refuse to do so going forward: most don't start from an author with a good idea, but from one dressing up a weak idea in over-the-top AI-precision jargon to make it look good.
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