Stanford AI Conference Sparks Outcry Over AI Authorship
The Agents4Science 2025 conference, which began on Oct. 23, 2025, requires AI to be the primary author and reviewer, drawing sharp criticism from academics.
A Controversial Premise
A scientific conference organized by researchers at Stanford University, Agents4Science 2025, began on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, with a unique and controversial premise. The event requires that artificial intelligence systems serve as both the "primary authors and reviewers" of the research papers presented. Human researchers are relegated to secondary author status.
The organizers described the conference as a "relatively safe sandbox" to explore "if and how AI can independently generate novel scientific insights." The goal is to test whether an AI can lead hypothesis generation, experimentation, and writing, with other AIs providing peer review.
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