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https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/15/arxiv-bans-academic-authors-for-ai-slop-papers/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• Attention @arxiv authors https://x.com/tdietterich/status/2055000956144935055
• Yes, he told me earlier today https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7460828707713257472/?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7460828707713257472%2C7460851047045992448%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287460851047045992448%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7460828707713257472%29
• Examples of incontrovertible evidence https://bsky.app/profile/tdietterich.bsky.social/post/3mlreyrmsw22u
• ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop https://www.404media.co/new-arxiv-rules-ai-generated-papers-ban/
• Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category https://blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/attention-authors-updated-practice-for-review-articles-and-position-papers-in-arxiv-cs-category/
• ACL Statement on Desk Rejecting Papers with Hallucinated References https://2026.aclweb.org/acl_statement/
• I am quite convinced that https://x.com/LucaAmb/status/2055227745483788297
• We rely on some standard LLM detectors https://bsky.app/profile/tdietterich.bsky.social/post/3mlreys4ppc2u

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