Scientists aghast at bizarre AI rat with huge genitals in peer-reviewed article
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It's unclear how such egregiously bad images made it through peer-review.

Scientists aghast at bizarre AI rat with huge genitals in peer-reviewed article | It’s unclear how such egregiously bad images made it through peer-review.::It’s unclear how such egregiously bad images made it through peer-review.

  • LvxferreEnglish
    16·
    9 months ago

    The impact of image and text generators on scientific research is a blessing disguised as a curse, as it shows how sloppy (or in this case, non-existent) reviewing has become.

    Perhaps it’s time to review the reviewing?

    • KevonLooney@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      The article in question is titled “Cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway,” which was authored by three researchers in China, including the corresponding author Dingjun Hao of Xi’an Honghui Hospital. It was published online Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

      The issue of fake papers coming out of China has been known as an epidemic for at least a decade. “Publish or perish” is a worldwide problem but it’s another level there.

      AI just makes this funnier.

    • General_Effort@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      About a decade back, a reputable scientist published an article in a top journal in his field, “proving” that people are able to see the future. People said the same thing then, but I doubt anything has changed.