Richard Sever

richardsever.bsky.social

18 October 2026 11:12

"Because manuscripts reflected real progress towards our field’s goals, our assessment systems began relying on them as primary metrics...which is obviously flawed...Generative AI has broken this already-flawed proxy completely" journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Transactions on Machine Learning Research

tmlrorg.bsky.social

17 October 2026 07:52

What is TMLR doing under a 300% increase in submissions? - Suspensions of >150 authors - Publicly naming major violations - Submission quotas distinguishing slop patterns - Desk rejections 6% → 53%; focus on clarity - AI reviews evaluating soundness blog.tmlr.org/2026/adaptin...

Reuters

reuters.com

13 October 2026 13:27

Character.AI files for bankruptcy, agrees to sell some assets to Disney for $20 million reut.rs/4hXyoZs

DM Howlcroft 👻 is at #INLG2026 in 🇳🇱

davehowcroft.com

13 October 2026 13:26

Getting hyped for #INLG2026! Workshops starting Sat and main conference coming up on Monday :DDDD

Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them)

bookjockeyalex.bsky.social

09 October 2026 08:04

"Releasing over 700 files at once is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power."