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I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both were accepted as orals

A researcher who flagged two research papers for containing fake authors and AI-generated content said both were accepted as oral presentations at a major AI conference, highlighting concerns about peer review integrity. The researcher, writing on geospatialml.com, detailed how the submissions passed review despite obvious signs of fabrication, underscoring the growing challenge of AI slop in academic publishing. The posts, shared on Hacker News, drew 101 points and 37 comments from the community.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 30, 2026

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https://geospatialml.com/posts/reviewing-ai-slop/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49116721

Points: 101

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