ICLR's AI slop problem: desk-reject reluctance makes it worse for everyone
JessicaHullman · x · 2026-11-07
Researcher Jessica Hullman criticizes ICLR's "sht-show": the venue tolerates a flood of obviously AI-generated slop papers, and editors' fear of hurting authors' feelings by desk-rejecting them ensures all submitters have a terrible experience. She doubts the community will learn from this, "not very hopeful" about change — a snapshot of how AI slop is straining peer review governance.
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