This research note, published in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, investigates the spread and impact of GPT-fabricated scientific papers found on Google Scholar. The study explores the characteristics of these questionable publications, their dissemination in the academic infrastructure, and the challenges they pose to the integrity of scholarly communication. The report also discusses the societal risks associated with evidence manipulation through generative AI, especially in politically sensitive domains such as health, the environment, and computing.
Authors
Jutta Haider, Kristofer Rolf Söderström, Björn Ekström, Malte Rödl
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- Pages
- 16
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- United States of America
Table of Contents
- GPT-fabricated scientific papers on Google Scholar: Key features, spread, and implications for preempting evidence manipulation 1
- Research questions 1
- Research note summary 1
- Implications 2
- Findings 5
- Methods 8
- Bibliography 10
- Acknowledgements 13
- Funding 13
- Competing interests 13
- Ethics 13
- Copyright 13
- Data availability 13
- Appendix A: Google Scholar queries 14
- Appendix B: Google Scholar Search query script 15
