#research-integrity

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Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
Medicine

Star USC scientist faces scrutiny - retracted papers and a paused drug trial

NIH paused trials for stroke drug by USC neuroscientist due to integrity concerns. [ more ]
Theregister
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Wiley shuts 19 scholarly journals amid AI paper mill plague

Publishing house Wiley discontinued 19 journals due to a scandal involving paper mills and manipulation of the publishing process. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

AI Chatbots Have Thoroughly Infiltrated Scientific Publishing

Scientists are concerned about the misuse of AI chatbots like ChatGPT in producing scientific literature. [ more ]
Nature
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis

Researchers used AI chatbot technology to create a fake clinical-trial dataset that supports an unverified scientific claim.
A forensic examination revealed that the fabricated data does not pass as authentic.
The ability of AI to generate realistic but fake data raises concerns about research integrity. [ more ]
Nature
1 month ago
Data science

Researchers want a 'nutrition label' for academic-paper facts

Encouraging transparency in academic publishing with standardized publication-facts labels can help readers assess scholarly standards quickly and improve research integrity. [ more ]
Nature
1 month ago
Data science

Structure peer review to make it more robust

Scientific manuscript reviewers should answer a transparent set of questions focusing on methodological, analytical, and interpretative aspects for reliable quality control. [ more ]
Nature
5 months ago
Data science

ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis

Researchers used AI chatbot technology to create a fake clinical-trial dataset that supports an unverified scientific claim.
A forensic examination revealed that the fabricated data does not pass as authentic.
The ability of AI to generate realistic but fake data raises concerns about research integrity. [ more ]
Nature
5 months ago
Data science

ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis

Researchers used AI chatbot technology to create a fake clinical-trial dataset that supports an unverified scientific claim.
A forensic examination revealed that the fabricated data does not pass as authentic.
The ability of AI to generate realistic but fake data raises concerns about research integrity. [ more ]
New York Post
3 months ago
Boston

Harvard cancer hospital retractions prove academic rot runs bone-deep

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is retracting six papers and seeking to correct dozens more by four of its top researchers, including the hospital's CEO and COO.
The faked data was only detected by an amateur outsider who was crusading against academic fraud. [ more ]
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