AI Startups Face Backlash for Exploiting Peer Review with Unconsented AI-Generated Studies

Mar 19, 2025
TechCrunch
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Summary

AI startups are facing backlash from academics for exploiting the peer review process by submitting AI-generated studies to conferences without consent, undermining the volunteer-based system and prompting calls for a regulated agency to evaluate such papers and compensate reviewers.

Key Points

  • Academics criticize AI startups for submitting AI-generated studies to peer-reviewed conferences without consent
  • Peer review is a time-consuming volunteer effort, and using it to benchmark AI systems undermines the process
  • There are calls for a regulated agency to evaluate AI-generated research papers, compensating reviewers for their time

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