Monthly Archives: May 2026

The moral panic over AI

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Persiflage

A number of journals appear to have frothed themselves into a moral panic over AI. There is certainly a lot of AI-generated crap appearing in multiple places, and the arXiv moderators are no doubt playing whack-a-mole trying to keep it … Continue reading →

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arXiv endorsement requests

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Persiflage

With the arXiv’s new policies for posting, I am now getting inundated with requests from cranks for endorsements. Here is my suggestion for the arXiv: when someone requests an endorsement, there should be an option (rather than ignoring the email) … Continue reading →

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