Aspect-Guided Multi-Level Perturbation Analysis of Large Language Models in Automated Peer Review

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.12510v1
• Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:50:06 GMT
• Title: Aspect-Guided Multi-Level Perturbation Analysis of Large Language Models in Automated Peer Review
• Authors: Jiatao Li, Yanheng Li, Xinyu Hu, Mingqi Gao, Xiaojun Wan,
• Abstract summary: We propose an aspect-guided, multi-level perturbation framework to evaluate the robustness of Large Language Models (LLMs) in automated peer review.<n>Our framework explores perturbations in three key components of the peer review process-papers, reviews, and rebuttals-across several quality aspects.
• Score: 36.05498398665352
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: We propose an aspect-guided, multi-level perturbation framework to evaluate the robustness of Large Language Models (LLMs) in automated peer review. Our framework explores perturbations in three key components of the peer review process-papers, reviews, and rebuttals-across several quality aspects, including contribution, soundness, presentation, tone, and completeness. By applying targeted perturbations and examining their effects on both LLM-as-Reviewer and LLM-as-Meta-Reviewer, we investigate how aspect-based manipulations, such as omitting methodological details from papers or altering reviewer conclusions, can introduce significant biases in the review process. We identify several potential vulnerabilities: review conclusions that recommend a strong reject may significantly influence meta-reviews, negative or misleading reviews may be wrongly interpreted as thorough, and incomplete or hostile rebuttals can unexpectedly lead to higher acceptance rates. Statistical tests show that these biases persist under various Chain-of-Thought prompting strategies, highlighting the lack of robust critical evaluation in current LLMs. Our framework offers a practical methodology for diagnosing these vulnerabilities, thereby contributing to the development of more reliable and robust automated reviewing systems.

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