Posted 1/4/2024, 7:00:43 PM
Science Journals Deploy AI to Catch Doctored Images in Research Papers
- Science journals will now use AI software to detect manipulated images that constitute research fraud
- The software detects common techniques like rotating, cropping, editing images from one experiment and presenting them as another
- However, fraudsters can still beat the software if they understand how it works
- Image fraud often arises when data doesn't match expectations, tempting unethical researchers
- Identifying fraud from image manipulation can be very difficult without automated assistance like Proofig