#arXiv is banning researchers for one year whose manuscripts contain hallucinated references.
My latest for @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@briannosek.bsky.social, @tdietterich.bsky.social, @richardsever.bsky.social, @dermotlynott.bsky.social, @philipncohen.com,
#WCRI2026
The preprint server is the latest to impose stiff penalties on authors who contribute to AI ‘slop’ — but not everyone is convinced it’s the right approach.