peer review
noun
: a process by which something proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field
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Tian believes the same approach could eventually support areas where expert judgment is a bottleneck, including academic peer review, industry-standard document editing and patent application checks.
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Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
In the run-up to one of the world’s most popular AI conferences, the 2026 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 21% of ICLR peer reviews were allegedly fully AI-generated, and more than half showed signs of AI use.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
While the objects are considered mere exoplanet candidates until additional evidence allows them to be officially confirmed as such, the discovery published in a study on research repository ArXiv and awaiting peer review – is major leap forward in planet-hunting techniques.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Advisory councils, which provide a second layer of peer review, have been hollowed out.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
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Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
In the run-up to one of the world’s most popular AI conferences, the 2026 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 21% of ICLR peer reviews were allegedly fully AI-generated, and more than half showed signs of AI use.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
While the objects are considered mere exoplanet candidates until additional evidence allows them to be officially confirmed as such, the discovery published in a study on research repository ArXiv and awaiting peer review – is major leap forward in planet-hunting techniques.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Advisory councils, which provide a second layer of peer review, have been hollowed out.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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