And this includes anyone who thinks you can use LLMs or otherwise automate the process of peer review.
November 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
And this includes anyone who thinks you can use LLMs or otherwise automate the process of peer review.
I will not read, peer review, or write tenure & promotion letters based on any work of scholarship that contains any AI-assisted writing. None! Don’t fuck with me on this question.
So, you disclose yr AI use to a publisher. They decide it’s w/in the bounds of acceptability. Your manuscript is invited, peer reviewed, board approved, published—w/ your use now disclosed in your acknowledgments. All above board, it seems. But what do yr readers think? Colleagues? T&P committee?
November 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I will not read, peer review, or write tenure & promotion letters based on any work of scholarship that contains any AI-assisted writing. None! Don’t fuck with me on this question.
An LLM cannot do peer review because it is NOT A PEER.
This can be called screening or assessment or something else... but an ABSOLUTELY should not be called peer review.
#AcademicChatter
This can be called screening or assessment or something else... but an ABSOLUTELY should not be called peer review.
#AcademicChatter
November 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
An LLM cannot do peer review because it is NOT A PEER.
This can be called screening or assessment or something else... but an ABSOLUTELY should not be called peer review.
#AcademicChatter
This can be called screening or assessment or something else... but an ABSOLUTELY should not be called peer review.
#AcademicChatter
And yes, Im really angry after a peer reviewer likely fed my unpublished manuscript into an LLM to generate a review and didn't disclose it to the press. Dishonest and unethical behavior is what gAI encourages and breeds.
November 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
And yes, Im really angry after a peer reviewer likely fed my unpublished manuscript into an LLM to generate a review and didn't disclose it to the press. Dishonest and unethical behavior is what gAI encourages and breeds.
This is a note for journal editors / publishing houses: do not bother asking me to peer review something written with any kind of AI use whatsoever. Why should I give you my time to peer review it when the author couldn’t even be bothered to give up their time to write it?!
So, you disclose yr AI use to a publisher. They decide it’s w/in the bounds of acceptability. Your manuscript is invited, peer reviewed, board approved, published—w/ your use now disclosed in your acknowledgments. All above board, it seems. But what do yr readers think? Colleagues? T&P committee?
November 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This is a note for journal editors / publishing houses: do not bother asking me to peer review something written with any kind of AI use whatsoever. Why should I give you my time to peer review it when the author couldn’t even be bothered to give up their time to write it?!
Peer Review #21
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Some interesting new modifications have been detected around the facility! Let's investigate!
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Abiotic Factor - Peer Review #21 - Steam News
A first look at mods.
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October 31, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Peer Review #21
Some interesting new modifications have been detected around the facility! Let's investigate!
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Some interesting new modifications have been detected around the facility! Let's investigate!
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Ah so another accountant, agents like to help peer so they surely have peer review.
October 30, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Ah so another accountant, agents like to help peer so they surely have peer review.
not sure what they mean by disclosure during the peer review process, either, because the article seems to be a book review
October 30, 2026 at 3:50 AM
not sure what they mean by disclosure during the peer review process, either, because the article seems to be a book review
Reviewing a grant proposal online and this is the first question I'm asked. Folks, I think we solved peer review
October 29, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Reviewing a grant proposal online and this is the first question I'm asked. Folks, I think we solved peer review
it’s so sad how little most academics know about the history of peer review
first invented by the french polymath pierre revue, ok ill see myself out
first invented by the french polymath pierre revue, ok ill see myself out
October 30, 2026 at 8:39 AM
it’s so sad how little most academics know about the history of peer review
first invented by the french polymath pierre revue, ok ill see myself out
first invented by the french polymath pierre revue, ok ill see myself out
I'm not even kidding, she was like "graduate-level law review articles aren't peer reviewed" and cited Wikipedia at me to prove the error of my ways
November 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I'm not even kidding, she was like "graduate-level law review articles aren't peer reviewed" and cited Wikipedia at me to prove the error of my ways
Ask me how I feel about AI use in peer review. I have spicier feelings.
October 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Ask me how I feel about AI use in peer review. I have spicier feelings.
One of the greatest benefits of AI may simply be offering a nonjudgmental and indefatigable listener for all your needs
November 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
One of the greatest benefits of AI may simply be offering a nonjudgmental and indefatigable listener for all your needs
Peer review, wrapped (again).
www.turnbulldugarte.com/peer-review/...
It is not (yet) taking me any longer to get a manuscript decision, on average. It is, on average, becoming harder for me to get an R+R probably due to a new record rejection N for one paper.
www.turnbulldugarte.com/peer-review/...
It is not (yet) taking me any longer to get a manuscript decision, on average. It is, on average, becoming harder for me to get an R+R probably due to a new record rejection N for one paper.
November 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Peer review, wrapped (again).
www.turnbulldugarte.com/peer-review/...
It is not (yet) taking me any longer to get a manuscript decision, on average. It is, on average, becoming harder for me to get an R+R probably due to a new record rejection N for one paper.
www.turnbulldugarte.com/peer-review/...
It is not (yet) taking me any longer to get a manuscript decision, on average. It is, on average, becoming harder for me to get an R+R probably due to a new record rejection N for one paper.
Foregoing peer review and having political appointees decide which researchers get funding. Do I even need to comment on this?
November 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Foregoing peer review and having political appointees decide which researchers get funding. Do I even need to comment on this?
Use of AI in the peer review process does indeed endanger the authors' intellectual property rights PLUS the confidentiality of the review process. It is a breach of peer review ethics.
Isn't it also simply a matter of data policy and intellectual property? Unpublished research, containing original ideas, frameworks, and results, should not be fed into any AI tool where it is not 100% certain that the supplied information will not be stored or forwarded in any way.
October 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Use of AI in the peer review process does indeed endanger the authors' intellectual property rights PLUS the confidentiality of the review process. It is a breach of peer review ethics.
New rule: I must submit papers in progress before accepting peer review requests on the same topic
October 31, 2026 at 4:05 AM
New rule: I must submit papers in progress before accepting peer review requests on the same topic
Halloween post: Is AI review better than human review? lh3.github.io/2026/10/31/i...
Generally “no” when you ask the authors or the peer reviewers. The answer would likely be more negative if the authors were required to provide point-by-point rebuttals.
Generally “no” when you ask the authors or the peer reviewers. The answer would likely be more negative if the authors were required to provide point-by-point rebuttals.
Is AI review better than human review?
lh3.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Halloween post: Is AI review better than human review? lh3.github.io/2026/10/31/i...
Generally “no” when you ask the authors or the peer reviewers. The answer would likely be more negative if the authors were required to provide point-by-point rebuttals.
Generally “no” when you ask the authors or the peer reviewers. The answer would likely be more negative if the authors were required to provide point-by-point rebuttals.
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November 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM
💽 A dog hands you a datapad!? It's my Nov. 2026 Peer Review Patreon Poll!
Choose one of the lovely options here! The winning prompt will be drawn & replaced, the remaining ones stay in the pool for the next Peer Review Poll!
Ft. 🔥 Cinderace, 🐰 Sasha, 🐶 Lucky & 🐭 Gadget!
⏲️ Ends: 48 hrs!
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Choose one of the lovely options here! The winning prompt will be drawn & replaced, the remaining ones stay in the pool for the next Peer Review Poll!
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What the hell? It’s a book manuscript. That I wrote. It’s been through an entire editing and peer review process!
November 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
What the hell? It’s a book manuscript. That I wrote. It’s been through an entire editing and peer review process!
I'm not sure how you can look at the various biases and financial motivations of the AI industry and conclude that AI peer review "will not be influenced by conflicts of interest as it has no competitors, collaborators or career incentives that might skew its assessment."
Giving AI a seat at the peer review table - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - Giving AI a seat at the peer review table
www.nature.com
October 29, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm not sure how you can look at the various biases and financial motivations of the AI industry and conclude that AI peer review "will not be influenced by conflicts of interest as it has no competitors, collaborators or career incentives that might skew its assessment."
It’s very easy for me to say: don’t let GenAI write for you. Don’t let it peer review for you. There’s a world of variability beyond: “AI generated articles w/ fake citations are getting published!” What does the subtler erosion of author-reader trust look like? And how will it vary by discipline?
November 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
It’s very easy for me to say: don’t let GenAI write for you. Don’t let it peer review for you. There’s a world of variability beyond: “AI generated articles w/ fake citations are getting published!” What does the subtler erosion of author-reader trust look like? And how will it vary by discipline?
Other remedies and preventative measures could include garlic, holy water, and occasional peer review
November 1, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Other remedies and preventative measures could include garlic, holy water, and occasional peer review
Constructive conversations matter. Insults and harassment don’t help.
Science advances through research and peer review. Blocking replies doesn’t change that.
This week, I tackle trolls from all sides: https://www.talkingclimate.ca/p/some-of-my-trolls-care-about-climate
Science advances through research and peer review. Blocking replies doesn’t change that.
This week, I tackle trolls from all sides: https://www.talkingclimate.ca/p/some-of-my-trolls-care-about-climate
October 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Constructive conversations matter. Insults and harassment don’t help.
Science advances through research and peer review. Blocking replies doesn’t change that.
This week, I tackle trolls from all sides: https://www.talkingclimate.ca/p/some-of-my-trolls-care-about-climate
Science advances through research and peer review. Blocking replies doesn’t change that.
This week, I tackle trolls from all sides: https://www.talkingclimate.ca/p/some-of-my-trolls-care-about-climate
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance (Dec 2025): www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
November 1, 2026 at 10:05 AM
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance (Dec 2025): www.nature.com/articles/d41...