ICLR Reviewer's Dilemma: Flawed Human-Written Paper vs Flawless AI Paper
lmoroney · x · 2026-10-23
Reviewer Sihao Chen shared his mixed feelings while reviewing ICLR papers: one likely human-written with technical flaws, another sound on paper but clearly AI-written. Part of him wishes review incentives could reward the honest "on-policy" student effort behind the former. Laurance Moroney quote-shared it to extend the discussion on how researchers should use AI in academic writing.
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