Researcher quips: authors rate AI reviewer praise as high quality, criticism as bad
m2saxon · x · 2026-10-25
A researcher's observation about academic culture: paper authors broadly agree that praise from AI reviewers is high quality, while AI-reviewer criticisms are bad. The punchline — surely they think negative reviews from humans would be much better. The quip captures how authors selectively trust review feedback based on whether it favors their paper, amid ongoing controversy over AI-assisted peer review.
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