AAAI-26 Desk-Rejects 141 Papers Amid Surge in Undisclosed Dual Submissions

Jul 15, 2026

AAAI-26 organizers report a significant increase in dual submissions—papers submitted to multiple venues without disclosure—during the conference's review process. By combining similarity assessment, LLM-based overlap tools, and manual review, they desk-rejected 141 main-track submissions. The organizers warn that generative AI may be enabling more sophisticated forms of dual submission and propose several policy and technical recommendations to address the issue.

Why it matters: This development exposes a growing integrity challenge in AI research, with generative AI potentially exacerbating threats to the peer-review process and the reliability of the scientific record.

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