arXiv AI By Fengxian Ji, Yuke Li, Jingpu Yang, Juanfan Wu, Fan Zhang, Zhexuan Cui, Yu Xie, Min Peng, Qianqian Xie, Xiuying Chen, Zhuohan Xie

Style Wins, Substance Loses: A Diagnosis of LLM-as-Judge in Idea Generation

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arXiv:2608. 01666v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: However, whether these judges truly evaluate the scientific substance of ideas or are influenced by superficial stylistic presentation remains an open question.

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