There are increasing reports of peer reviewers using AI to conduct instant 'peer review' and then submitting the output as a personal expert contribution. See for example:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7450692599704870912/
Meanwhile a new paper concludes: 'AI can reliably support the automation of objective components of RoB assessment but remains limited in handling interpretive, context-dependent judgements. A hybrid approach combining AI-assisted pre-screening with expert evaluation may enhance the scalability of systematic reviews without compromising methodological rigor.'
CITATION: Lettner J, Ostojic M, Królikowska A, Kayaalp ME, Ramadanov N, Prill R. A new peer reviewer? Comparing AI with human performance in randomized controlled trial (RCT) risk-of-bias assessment [published online as ahead of print on April 9, 2026]. Adv Clin Exp Med. 2026. doi:10.17219/acem/216070
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org