1.5 lakh fake AI citations slipped into scientific record in 2025: Study
A recent study revealed that 150,000 fake AI-generated citations were incorporated into the scientific record in 2025. This alarming trend raises concerns about the integrity of scientific research and the potential for misinformation. Researchers are calling for stricter measures to verify the authenticity of citations in academic publications.
- ▪The study identified 150,000 fake AI citations in scientific literature.
- ▪This issue highlights the growing problem of misinformation in research.
- ▪Experts are advocating for improved verification processes for academic citations.
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Chethan Kumar is a Senior Assistant Editor with the Times of India. Aside from specialising in Space & Science, he has reported extensively on varied topics, with special focus on defence, policy and data stories. He has covered multiple elections, too. As a young democracy grows out of adolescence, Chethan feels, there are reels of tales emerging which need to be captured. To do this, he alternates between the mundane goings-on of the Common Man and the wonder-filled worlds of scientists and scamsters, politicians and soldiers.
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