Stanford Agentic Reviewer (paperreview.ai)

Stanford has launched "Agentic Reviewer," a free web service that uses AI to provide automated feedback on research papers. Users upload a PDF and enter an email address; the system runs an AI review and notifies the author when the critique and suggestions are ready. The site explicitly warns that reviews are AI-generated and may contain errors, recommending authors treat the output as guidance rather than definitive judgment, and provides an email for questions (aireviewer@cs.stanford.edu). This matters because AI-driven review tools can accelerate iteration cycles, democratize access to early feedback, and help authors catch clarity, structure, or methodological issues before formal peer review. The name "agentic" suggests the tool likely uses an agent-style LLM workflow (multi-step reasoning and task decomposition) to generate targeted suggestions rather than a single-pass summary. Key implications include improved draft quality and faster revisions for researchers, but also important caveats: possible hallucinations, bias, and privacy concerns around uploaded manuscripts. The service should complement—not replace—human peer review and careful author judgment, and teams should consider confidentiality and institutional policies before uploading sensitive work.