Author @GenAIisreal argues that AI-enabled reviewing has dramatically weakened academic peer review, citing firsthand sightings of first-round conference scores from mid-2023 onward. They contrast an ICLR first-round median near 5 in 2023 with current rounds where a score of 3 is seen as unusually high, and calls pursuing a PhD 'a blessing' amid the collapse.
Author @GenAI_is_real claims AI-driven reviewing has 'caused the academic community to collapse' based on firsthand observation of first-round review scores from mid-2023 to 2026.
Nowadays, pursuing a PhD is truly a blessing.
AI review has caused the academic community to collapse to a shocking degree: witnessing firsthand the first round of review scores from all conferences from mid-2023 to the present. I only remember back in 2023, the median of ICLR submissions in the first round might have been 5 score, but now even 3 score is considered high?? 😅