GenAI papers echo the 1996 Sokal affair: thick on style, empty underneath
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-05
Paul Novosad: GenAI, like academic superstars, excels at packaging over substance — GenAI papers are over the top with academic precision and language but weak on understanding, reminding him of the critical theory papers at the heart of the 1996 Sokal affair: thick on style and jargon, empty once you look in.
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