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

Account gains traction on Hacker News

3 Oct 29 6:08 AM · 10d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 4 sources · development 3 of 3

The IEEE Spectrum piece was resubmitted and climbed the Hacker News front page, drawing dozens of comments alongside separate pickups on Google News and Mastodon.

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

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Peak 2 pieces in 3h at Oct 29, 5 AM; 6 pieces over 12 days (3 articles · 3 posts) Oct 27, 8 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 27, 11 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Oct 27, 2 PM — quietOct 27, 5 PM — quietOct 27, 8 PM — quietOct 27, 11 PM — quietOct 28, 2 AM — quietOct 28, 5 AM — quietOct 28, 8 AM — quietOct 28, 11 AM — quietOct 28, 2 PM — quietOct 28, 5 PM — quietOct 28, 8 PM — quietOct 28, 11 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Oct 29, 2 AM — quietOct 29, 5 AM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 post — Hacker News 1, Newswires 1Oct 29, 8 AM — quietOct 29, 11 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Google News 1Oct 29, 2 PM — quietOct 29, 5 PM — quietOct 29, 8 PM — quietOct 29, 11 PM — quietOct 30, 2 AM — quietOct 30, 5 AM — quietOct 30, 8 AM — quietOct 30, 11 AM — quietOct 30, 2 PM — quietOct 30, 5 PM — quietOct 30, 8 PM — quietOct 30, 11 PM — quietOct 31, 2 AM — quietOct 31, 5 AM — quietOct 31, 8 AM — quietOct 31, 11 AM — quietOct 31, 2 PM — quietOct 31, 5 PM — quietOct 31, 8 PM — quietOct 31, 11 PM — quietNov 1, 1 AM — quietNov 1, 4 AM — quietNov 1, 7 AM — quietNov 1, 10 AM — quietNov 1, 1 PM — quietNov 1, 4 PM — quietNov 1, 7 PM — quietNov 1, 10 PM — quietNov 2, 1 AM — quietNov 2, 4 AM — quietNov 2, 7 AM — quietNov 2, 10 AM — quietNov 2, 1 PM — quietNov 2, 4 PM — quietNov 2, 7 PM — quietNov 2, 10 PM — quietNov 3, 1 AM — quietNov 3, 4 AM — quietNov 3, 7 AM — quietNov 3, 10 AM — quietNov 3, 1 PM — quietNov 3, 4 PM — quietNov 3, 7 PM — quietNov 3, 10 PM — quietNov 4, 1 AM — quietNov 4, 4 AM — quietNov 4, 7 AM — quietNov 4, 10 AM — quietNov 4, 1 PM — quietNov 4, 4 PM — quietNov 4, 7 PM — quietNov 4, 10 PM — quietNov 5, 1 AM — quietNov 5, 4 AM — quietNov 5, 7 AM — quietNov 5, 10 AM — quietNov 5, 1 PM — quietNov 5, 4 PM — quietNov 5, 7 PM — quietNov 5, 10 PM — quietNov 6, 1 AM — quietNov 6, 4 AM — quietNov 6, 7 AM — quietNov 6, 10 AM — quietNov 6, 1 PM — quietNov 6, 4 PM — quietNov 6, 7 PM — quietNov 6, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietToday, 1 AM — quietToday, 4 AM — quietToday, 7 AM — quiet 1–23
1–2Experiment escalates to AI conducting the…3Account gains traction on Hacker News
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch

  1. 2 outlets I Used AI to Fake a Scientific Paper. Here’s What Happened

    first by IEEE Spectrum, 9d ago · also HN Frontpage

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