Sakana's AI Paper Sparks Debate in Science World
Sakana, a Japanese AI startup, claimed its AI-generated paper was accepted at an ICLR workshop using AI Scientist-v2. However, they withdrew it after concerns over transparency. While the company celebrates AI's potential, critics argue human judgment played a key role, and the paper’s acceptance might be linked to higher acceptance rates at the workshop. Skeptics warn of AI’s flaws and call for clearer guidelines to preserve scientific review standards.