arXiv:2609.23264v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Peer-review evaluation is increasingly being automated with LLM-as-a-judge metrics, but this creates a measurement risk. A review may receive a high sc...
By Shakiba Amirshahi, Sajad Ebrahimi, Hai Son Le, Negar Arabzadeh, Ebrahim Bagheri
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used as judges for code evaluation, assessing correctness without reference implementations. This study investigates whether LLM judges can fairly evaluate semantically equivalent code that differs in superficial aspects such as variable names, comments, or formatting. The authors define six types of potential bias, conduct experiments across five programming languages and multiple LLMs, and find that all tested judges exhibit both positive and negative biases, leading to inflated or unfairly low scores even when prompted to generate test cases.
By Jiwon Moon, Yerin Hwang, Dongryeol Lee, Taegwan Kang, Yongil Kim, Kyomin Jung
arXiv:2602. 18446v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Users increasingly rely on Large Language Models (LLMs) for Deep Research, using them to synthesize diverse sources into structured reports that support understanding and action.
By Jujia Zhao, Zhaoxin Huan, Zihan Wang, Xiaolu Zhang, Jun Zhou, Suzan Verberne, Zhaochun Ren
Large language models (LLMs) increasingly support complex professional tasks, yet their capabilities in rule-intensive document review remain insufficiently evaluated. National standard documents, such as China GB/T standards, offer a representative testbed: they are lengthy, highly structured, and governed by explicit rules for scope, terminology, normative wording, and cross-section consistency.
arXiv:2608. 08975v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As large language models increasingly participate in scientific evaluation, we investigate a potential form of reward hacking: how rhetorical choices shape AI-review judgments when reported scientific content is preserved and how these effects vary across evaluation conditions.
By Ming Li, Chenguang Wang, Xirui Li, Xinyue Zeng, Dianqi Li, Peng Shi, Dawei Zhou, Tianyi Zhou
The paper introduces MCR-Bench, a benchmark for realistic multi‑round code review that includes 2,269 real‑world tasks across five programming languages, each annotated with fine‑grained defect information and dynamic state labels. Experiments with mainstream large language models show limited overall performance, especially as interaction rounds increase, and reveal that model accuracy varies by defect type and severity. Error analysis identifies key failure mechanisms such as cross‑round temporal misalignment and insufficient long‑range memory.
By Dewu Zheng, Yanlin Wang, Xiwen Wang, Kefeng Duan, Hongyu Zhang, Xilin Liu, Yuchi Ma, Zibin Zheng
arXiv:2510. 18003v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The convergence of LLM-powered research assistants and AI-based peer review systems creates a critical vulnerability: fully automated publication loops where AI-generated research is evaluated by AI reviewers without human oversight.
By Fengqing Jiang, Yichen Feng, Yuetai Li, Luyao Niu, Basel Alomair, Radha Poovendran
CriticGen introduces a generation‑aware evaluation framework that generates sample‑specific evaluation dimensions and scoring criteria across categories such as subjective, objective, and self‑derived constraints. These dynamic rubrics produce a score, reason, executable refinement suggestion, and a refined answer, enabling models to diagnose and target flaws in their responses. Experiments show significant gains in rubric quality, score correlation, and actionable feedback, with 73.17% of answers improved and a 93.28% non‑degradation rate.
By Huifang Du, Zecheng Zuo, Sen Wang, Chenghao Fan, Haofen Wang, Yehui Yang
The paper presents an LLM-driven framework that splits peer reviews into argumentative segments, detects multiple co-occurring issues such as lazy thinking and lack of specificity, and generates targeted, guideline-aware feedback using issue-specific templates. An iterative, reranking-based generation algorithm refines the feedback, and a controlled rewriting study shows it can reduce guideline violations by up to 92.4%. The authors also release LazyReviewPlus, a multi-label dataset of 1,309 sentences annotated for detecting lazy thinking and lack of specificity.
By Sukannya Purkayastha, Qile Wan, Anne Lauscher, Lizhen Qu, Iryna Gurevych
The paper introduces LongJudgeBench, a benchmark designed to evaluate large language models (LLMs) acting as judges for long-form text generation. It highlights that long-form evaluation requires complex, document-level assessments beyond simple length, such as organization, coverage, depth, consistency, and scenario-specific quality. Experiments show a significant reliability gap among current LLM judges, indicating instability across scenarios and limited effectiveness of rubrics or references.
By Junjie Chen, Yuxi Dong, Haitao Li, Weihang Su, Yujia Zhou, Min Zhang, Yiqun Liu, Qingyao Ai
arXiv:2601. 22025v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Evaluating Large Language Model (LLM) applications differs from conventional software testing because outputs are probabilistic, semantically variable, and sensitive to prompt and model changes.
By Daniel Commey
arXiv:2608. 04783v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into software engineering has shifted the focus from function-level generation to repository-scale assistance.
By Yuexi Yang, Alyssa Wu, Ji Luo, Richeng Xuan, Zhichao Hu, Yuhong Liu, Zhen Qin