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Scientific Journals Are Publishing Papers With AI-Generated Text
https://www.404media.co/scientific-journals-are-publishing-papers-with-ai-generated-text/
Last week, Bellingcat researcher Kolina Koltai tweeted a paper published in Surfaces and Interfaces, which included the phrase "Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic:" at the top of the paper's introduction.
AI–generated content can outpace writers and reviewers, especially if there's enough financial and credential padding to incentivize the rapid creation and publication of hogwash.
Reputable and sketchy academic journals alike are publishing AI-generated research papers feature obvious Chat GPT-penned phrases such as "as of my last knowledge update" and "I don't have access to real-time data".
There's nothing new about questionable papers finding their way into seemingly sound academic journals. In 2018, a group of authors published a series of ridiculous articles in order to highlight the sorry state of academic integrity in some fields.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/arts/academic-journals-hoax.html