{
  "id": 11515986,
  "title": "arXiv imposes rate limit on paper submissions to stem the AI slop tide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/arxiv-imposes-rate-limit-on-paper-submissions-to-stem-the-ai-slop-tide-11515986",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-02T18:02:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/02/arxiv-imposes-rate-limit-on-paper-submissions-to-stem-the-ai-slop-tide/5300899"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "arXiv, the preprint paper repository, has introduced a hard limit of two new submissions per month per submitter, regardless of whether the submissions were created by humans or aided by AI tools. This new policy was put in place after the preprint paper repository saw a surge of low-quality submissions, many of which were aided by AI tools. The limit applies to active submissions that have been submitted and are under review but not yet published. The change was made to reduce the moderators' workload and ensure that only high-quality submissions are being reviewed. In the past decade, submissions to arXiv have increased by 309%, with a 200% increase in the past two years alone. Many of the recent submissions do not meet the requirements for AI-assisted work, which include disclosing significant use of generative AI tools and ensuring that the resulting work meets arXiv's standards for scholarly interest and advancement of the field. The limit may not be permanent, as arXiv is monitoring its impact to determine if further changes are needed.",
  "summary": "Two a month per submitter, starting now, and you can thank science slop for the change",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "arXiv imposes rate limit on paper submissions to stem the AI slop tide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/arxiv-imposes-rate-limit-on-paper-submissions-to-stem-the-ai-slop-tide",
        "published": "2026-10-02T18:02:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}