Generative AI Overwhelms Institutional Submission Systems

In 2023 and beyond, the article documents how generative AI has flooded submissions and communications across domains, citing Clarkesworld's 2023 pause on story submissions as an exemplar. It details defensive responses—closing submissions, using AI for moderation or triage—and analyzes resulting arms races that raise fraud, capacity, and integrity concerns for journals, courts, media, hiring, and governance. The piece urges embracing assistive AI with disclosure and safeguards.