AnalysisOpinion / analysisLarge Language Models · Applications · Agents & Tool Use1 source · Oct 11, 2026

ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server

Starting October 2026, arXiv will cap submissions at two per person per month.

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  • Monthly submissions have doubled in two years, and in the cs.AI category they've grown more than sixfold.
  • According to arXiv, a small fraction of authors are flooding the platform with low-quality papers, overwhelming its volunteer moderators.
  • The article ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server appeared first on The Decoder.

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