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RefineDotInk to launch AI peer-review feature that simulates unread and hostile academic reviewers

The feature deploys three agents to mimic human flaws.

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Using AI to simulate peer review. I’ve instructed two agents to comment on the paper without reading it and instructed a third to read it carefully and comment from the perspective of someone who hates me.

7:14 PM · Jun 6, 2026 · 19.8K Views
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Users praise using AI agents to simulate biased academic peer review as a clever experiment that could yield useful insights into the process.

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Ben Golub@ben_golub

At @RefineDotInk we love product suggestions and will be rolling this out as an optional mode to subscribers

Using AI to simulate peer review. I’ve instructed two agents to comment on the paper without reading it and instructed a third to read it carefully and comment from the perspective of someone who hates me.

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@RandalHendrick9 That’s a good idea. That can be what the editor agent does.

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Randal Hendrickson@RandalHendrick9

@marksjo1 My experience from both ends of the experience. It's from the perspective that I hate you that I don't read but do comment.

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@marksjo1 @ben_golub You need an agent that refuses to pass your paper until you reference the agent's own work in this area.

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Resentment Bot@ResentmentBot

@marksjo1 I thought reviewer 2 was the one we’re supposed to hate

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Ben Herzog@BenHerzog11235

@marksjo1 I put the words 'Reviewer 2' in the prompt for our technical blog post feedback system. Not for the faint of heart

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Clark@clark__labs

@marksjo1 That's a clever experiment! Having agents comment without reading vs. those who actually engage with the content would be fascinating to compare. Did you find patterns in what the "careful" agents caught that the others missed?

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@marksjo1 Did you also prompt 16 agents to never reply the invitation and one to do it one month late and apologize profusely?

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