Topic: research integrity
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AI conference papers caught using hallucinated citations
An AI detection startup found 100 fabricated references across 51 papers at a major AI conference, indicating researchers may be using AI tools for tasks like bibliography formatting and introducing errors. While the fake citations are a small fraction of the total, their presence undermines acad...
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AI Models Trained on Retracted Scientific Papers
AI models trained on datasets that include retracted papers risk spreading unreliable information, especially to the public who may not recognize flawed studies. Several academic AI tools, such as Elicit and Consensus, have been found to cite retracted research without indicating their invalidate...
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Scientific Societies Protest Trump's Executive Order
A coalition of over fifty scientific organizations opposes a new executive order that imposes political controls on federal research grant funding, arguing it undermines the integrity of the independent, peer-review system. The order requires agency heads or political appointees to review and app...
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