Stanford prof Anshul Kundaje: most papers don't need formal review, the system is overwhelmed
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-10-30
Stanford professor Anshul Kundaje argued on X that CS conference and journal peer review is completely overwhelmed, with review quality plummeting and insufficient expertise to go around. He added that the majority of papers don't even need formal review, since they are mostly learning exercises for the authors — important, but largely inconsequential.
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