peer review
noun
: a process by which something proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field
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But peer review is not the quality filter many imagine.
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Sarah A. Font, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Trained at a fraction of the cost of its big competitors from the likes of OpenAI and Google, and released with full technical transparency, R1 became the first major reasoning LLM to undergo peer review.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
The findings are currently preliminary and await formal peer review.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
It's undergone both peer review and NIH council review, but she has not been told whether it will be funded.
—Mary Eber, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Sarah A. Font, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Trained at a fraction of the cost of its big competitors from the likes of OpenAI and Google, and released with full technical transparency, R1 became the first major reasoning LLM to undergo peer review.
—New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
The findings are currently preliminary and await formal peer review.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
It's undergone both peer review and NIH council review, but she has not been told whether it will be funded.
—Mary Eber, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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