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NeurIPS 2026 papers show signs of prompt injection, users report

A user on Reddit reported that their submitted paper for NeurIPS 2026 appeared to have a prompt injection added to it, potentially by the conference itself. The user noticed suspicious wording in the review and found that the PDF downloaded from OpenReview contained specific phrases that matched a known prompt injection technique. They are asking if other researchers have encountered similar issues with their submissions. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the integrity of AI-generated reviews and potential misuse of LLMs in academic publishing.

RANK_REASON User-generated report on potential prompt injection in conference reviews, not an official announcement or research paper.

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NeurIPS 2026 papers show signs of prompt injection, users report

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Kwangryeol ·

    Prompt Injection in NeurIPS 2026? [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>The reviews were just released, and I downloaded my paper from OpenReview to identify areas that needed improvement. However, GPT warned me that the PDF contained a prompt injection.</p> <p>I never inserted such a prompt. After comparing my origi…