AI-Generated Papers in the NeurIPS 2026 Position Paper Track (opens in new tab)

This year, the NeurIPS 2026 Position Paper Track made the decision to require that all papers be substantially human-written, with AI used for only copy-editing or similar peripheral changes to the main text. While we recognize that thoughtful use of AI can result in productivity gains in research, the use of AI to write papers creates an acute risk for the peer review system. As Position Paper Track chairs, we took a conservative approach in policy this year as we believe in argumentative wo...