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7. Another problem: AI review of papers submitted for publication

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 08:20 AM

Aug 5

Apparently some reviewers have been using AI to help them review scientific papers for publication. And some authors have been inserting text instructing AI to provide only positive responses. They accomplish this with plain text instructing the paper submitted for review… in white font inserted in a blank space in the submitted manuscript.

This is apparently a growing problem:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-researchers-are-hiding-secret-messages-in-their-papers-but-theyre-not-meant-for-humans-180986996/

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Scientific Journals Can't Keep Up With Flood of Fake Papers [View all] SouthBayDem Aug 4 OP

Well said. As a layperson I'd like to trust academic journals SouthBayDem Aug 5 #2

I like to steal a line from Winston Churchill. cab67 Aug 5 #3

Since we are likely to have a flood of unemployable PhDs Prairie Gates Aug 5 #5

It's not as low on the spectrum as you think. cab67 Aug 5 #10

An old problem that's growing exponentially. ... littlemissmartypants Aug 5 #4

Another problem: AI review of papers submitted for publication WestMichRad Aug 5 #7

Also the problem of this fake info will be moniss Aug 5 #8