Frontiers Editor Quits Over AI-Powered Peer Review Tool

An associate editor at Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience resigned, alleging that the publisher’s AI-driven reviewer invitation system (AIRA) undermines editorial control and risks compromising the peer-review process; the publisher says editors retain discretion and is reviewing the incident, while some editors report mixed experiences with AI automation, which the publisher argues can speed up review when used with human oversight.