[D] ICML paper to review is fully AI generated

Reddit r/MachineLearning / 3/11/2026

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An ICML paper assigned for review was found to be fully generated by AI despite explicit guidelines prohibiting the use of LLM assistants for writing or reviewing.
The reviewer expresses frustration, describing the paper's style as resembling a superficial social media hype thread rather than a solid academic work.
The reviewer considers reporting the issue to the Area Chair and questions whether AI-generated content alone is sufficient grounds for paper rejection.
There is uncertainty about whether the research was genuinely done by humans with the writing fully delegated to AI, raising ethical and procedural concerns about paper submissions.
This incident highlights ongoing challenges in academic conferences regarding AI usage policies and the evaluation of AI-generated scholarly content.

I got a paper to review at ICML, this is in the category of no LLM assistant allowed for writing or reviewing it, yet the paper is fully AI written. It reads like a twitter hype-train type of thread, really annoying. I wonder whether I can somehow flag this to the AC? Is that reason alone for rejection? Or should I assume that a human did the research, and then had LLMs write 100% of the paper?

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