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🚨 Academic publishing is facing a new kind of credibility crisis—and it’s powered by AI

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Just discovered Academ-AI, a project that tracks the undeclared use of artificial intelligence in academic literature. The numbers are eye-opening: over 750 research articles and conference papers flagged for suspected AI-generated content without disclosure.

Why does this matter? Because academic integrity relies on transparency. Most major publishers require authors to declare any AI use, but as Academ-AI shows, plenty of research is sneaking through with telltale “as of my last knowledge update” phrases and suspiciously generic prose. Sometimes, entire sections are quietly written by large language models like ChatGPT—without a whisper to editors or readers.

The risks? AI can hallucinate facts, fabricate references, and inject errors that go unnoticed in peer review. Worse, it erodes trust in published science, especially when high-impact journals are affected and post-publication corrections are rare.

Whether you’re a researcher, editor, or just a fan of good science, check out Academ-AI. It’s a wake-up call: the future of credible research depends on honest disclosure and vigilant oversight.

Let’s keep academia real—even if the robots want in on the action.

Let me just suggest one .. "interesting" read about neurosurgery on Saturn, unfortunately no joke: https://is.gd/NiobAE

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