Peer review is overwhelmed—can it survive in the AI era?

Ars Technica@mastodon.social · 2026-08-10 19:03

As research and AI-assisted papers surge, volunteer reviewers struggle to keep up. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/peer-review-is-overwhelmed-can-it-survive-in-the-ai-era/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Peer review is overwhelmed—can it survive in the AI era?

As research and AI-assisted papers surge, volunteer reviewers struggle to keep up.

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Niels Moseley@mastodon.social 2026-08-10 19:19

@arstechnica just review AI generated papers with AI. Nothing can go wrong.

Hartmut Seichter@mastodon.social 2026-08-10 19:42

@arstechnica no, volunteer reviewers don’t struggle, they vote with their feet and don’t volunteer any more. Even with strict no-AI guidelines many times you have a hunch things are fishy. Publish or perish is in full swing, just not the way intended.