Reviewing 4 papers for AAAI 2027 and none have code, Reject? [D]

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I got my batch of four papers for AAAI 2027. All four papers make empirical claims, none include code, data, or anything I can actually check. Just the PDF and the checklist. AAAI-27's own rules say code/data should be provided at submission, and "we'll release it after acceptance" doesn't count as reproducibility. That said, I don't think missing code alone is an auto-reject. Saw an older thread here where someone claiming to have helped write the AAAI checklist argued reviewers rarely have tim