Over 100 Papers Found to Contain AI-Generated Text, Highlighting Risks of Computer-Generated Content in Academia
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Over 100 academic papers published in dozens of journals were found to contain text generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT. This raises concerns about infiltration of low-quality computer-generated content into the body of scientific knowledge.
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Many of the journals publishing these papers are "paper mills" that accept almost any submission as long as the author pays a fee, with little to no peer review.
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Researchers face immense pressure to constantly publish papers ("publish or perish"), which motivates some to take shortcuts by using AI tools like ChatGPT.
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One phrase often used by ChatGPT - "As of my last knowledge update" - was found in over 100 published papers across many disciplines, signaling AI authorship.
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Besides the ease of using ChatGPT, the availability of many journals to quickly publish papers for a fee has led to proliferation of low-quality, AI-generated academic papers.