paper-slop-screen

From the author

Screen an ML research paper (as reviewer, AC, or co-author) for evidence that it was produced by AI without a responsible human author — unsteered research (failed method pivoted into an "audit" paper, theoryslop, toy scale with grand claims, phantom experiments, text–table mismatches), unchecked artifacts (hallucinated references, chatbot residue, watermarks), and unpolished AI-led writing (em-dash floods, defensive writing, coined terms, performative honesty). Produces an evidence-cited grade on three axes — writing W0–W3, research steering R0–R3, ordinary quality Q — plus integrity flags and an auditability rating; never an "AI probability". Use when asked whether a paper is AI slop, to triage a review pile, or to check for an absent author before reviewing.