AI-Generated Rat Images With Anatomical Inaccuracies Lead to Retracted Research Article
• Supporting images of rat anatomy generated by AI system make their way into peer-reviewed journal article • Images showed rats with disproportionately large genitalia and other anatomical inaccuracies • Journal editors retract article after concerns raised by readers about AI-generated figures • Unclear how problematic images were published, as authors disclosed use of Midjourney AI system • Mistake highlights issues around use of AI to generate materials for scientific publications