I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both were accepted as orals
31 July 2026 · filed under 544a2baa4235
A post titled “I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both were accepted as orals” appeared under the URL geospatialml.com/posts/reviewing-ai-slop and was noted on Hacker News.
The title states that its author identified two research papers with fabricated authorship. According to the title, both papers were subsequently accepted as oral presentations.
The supplied material does not identify the venue, conference, or field in which this occurred. It does not describe the process by which the author flagged the papers, nor does it specify what led the author to conclude the listed authors were fake. The material does not indicate whether the author’s concerns were raised through a formal review channel or communicated to organizers, and it does not describe any response from a program committee or review body.
No further detail from the linked post itself, including its content, argument, or evidence, is available in the supplied material. The Specola’s log records only the title, its host publication, and the Hacker News mention. Readers seeking the substance of the claim, including what indicators the author says marked the authors as fabricated, should consult the original post directly.
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