AI slop is knocking on science's door, and human gatekeepers are holding, for now
IEEE Spectrum's editor describes a writer who used AI to fake a paper, publishers' review defenses, and Wikipedia volunteers deleting AI text by hand.
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IEEE Spectrum's editor describes a writer who used AI to fake a paper, publishers' review defenses, and Wikipedia volunteers deleting AI text by hand.
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