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AI Research Controversy

Updated 2026-05-15 11:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

Academics are grappling with the issue of AI-generated research papers receiving excessive citations, raising concerns about academic integrity and methodology.

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The Verge
Last summer, Peter Degen's postdoctoral supervisor came to him with an unusual problem: One of his papers was being cited too much. Citations are the currency of academia, but there was something unusual about these. Published in 2017, the paper had assessed the accuracy of a particular type of stat
2026-05-15 11:00 UTC
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