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Journalist uses AI to fake a scientific paper, testing IEEE's defenses

Experiment escalates to AI conducting the underlying research

2 Oct 27 9:05 AM · 12d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 3

After testing whether an amateur could generate a convincing fake paper with off-the-shelf AI tools, Skuse raised the stakes to examine what happens when more advanced AI systems don't just write the paper but also conduct the underlying research.

Benjamin Skuse IEEE Spectrum writer, experiment designerJenny Mahoney Managing editor, IEEE AccessAmanda Sulicz IEEE research-integrity manager

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