Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names (opens in new tab)

Covered by 3 sources including AllSides Balanced News Feed, Retraction Watch

Online academic journals falsely attributed articles, likely written by AI, to several professors, who say the fiasco is a warning about the future of scientific knowledge.

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AllSides Balanced News Feed·

Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors' names

Retraction Watch·

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ResearchBuzz·

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Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors' names

Weekend reads: White House proposal prohibits federal funds for APCs; sleuths say Thermo Fisher doctored data; sleuth in China takes to social media

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