arXiv to ban researchers for submitting AI-generated slop papers
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Vitomir Kovanovic
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Summary
arXiv, a key pre-print platform for scientific research, is cracking down on AI-generated papers by banning researchers who submit work with obvious AI-generated errors for up to a year. The move addresses a growing flood of low-quality AI slop in academic publishing, though some critics argue the response may be too harsh or that more AI tools might actually be needed to solve the problem.
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The move is a response to a growing influx of AI-generated papers faced by scholarly journals as well as sites such as arXiv, which serve as unofficial platforms for research publication ahead of peer review.
However, not everyone agrees that arXiv's response to the problem is appropriate – and the solution to the flood of AI slop research may involve more AI, not less.
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