Frontiers Journal Retracts Article with Erroneous AI-Generated Rat Anatomy Images
• Article published in Frontiers journal contained bizarre AI-generated images of rat genitalia that violated guidelines • Images were created by Midjourney AI and included anatomical errors and nonsensical text • Article was retracted 3 days after publication due to use of substandard AI-generated figures • Paper accrued significant attention likely due to problematic imagery rather than scientifically accurate content • Incident highlights need for more oversight of AI's role in scientific publishing to avoid undermining credibility