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AI peer reviews now outperform human experts, study finds

A new study by Gary King and Steven Worthington suggests that AI-generated peer reviews are now superior to those written by human experts. The research indicates that AI reviews, by all constructed measures, outperform reviews from well-compensated human experts, even those deemed high-quality by editors and authors. AI

IMPACT AI may soon automate and improve the quality of academic peer review, potentially speeding up publication cycles.

RANK_REASON Research paper presenting novel findings on AI capabilities in peer review. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    If you monitor the use of # AI tools in research, you might think --like me-- that (1) they cannot do top-notch human-level # PeerReview , and (2) they're getti

    If you monitor the use of # AI tools in research, you might think --like me-- that (1) they cannot do top-notch human-level # PeerReview , and (2) they're getting better fast. If so, it was inevitable that one day we'd have to grapple with a new study like this: From Gary King an…