This is more apparent than ever for
#ICLR2026. Reviewers accusing authors of abusing AI. Authors accusing reviewers of abusing AI. Are they right? Maybe. But regardless, everyone is looking over their shoulders and at each others' throats.
One frustrating AI impact is the resulting lack of trust, esp when trust feels lower than ever.
it's ubiquitous, but e.g., a bad review may have prev been blamed on a lazy or ignorant reviewer. Now the accusation is that it's LLM generated: maximally lazy to the point of malice.