ICML area chair proposes desk-rejecting ~50% of papers amid AI-generated paper flood
maksym_andr · x · 2026-10-06
- An area chair for ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR proposes a controversial fix: let ACs desk reject roughly 50% of their batch so reviewers don't waste time on hopeless submissions.
- He clarifies the number is arbitrary — the core idea is a lower bar for desk rejections, since AI-generated papers now flood the pipeline and can be spotted at a glance.
- Highlights the real strain AI-generated content is putting on academic peer review.
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