GPT-fabricated scientific papers on Google Scholar: Key features, spread, and implications for preempting evidence manipulation

Academic journals, archives, and repositories are seeing an increasing number of questionable research papers clearly produced using generative AI. They are often created with widely available, general-purpose AI applications, most likely ChatGPT, and mimic scientific writing. Google Scholar easily locates and lists these questionable papers alongside reputable, quality-controlled research. Our analysis of a selection of … Continue reading GPT-fabricated scientific papers on Google Scholar: Key features, spread, and implications for preempting evidence manipulation