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AI beats scientists at finding errors in clinical research papers

New findings demonstrate AI’s aptitude for identifying technical flaws in studies where medical decisions are on the line

New findings demonstrate AI’s aptitude for identifying technical flaws in studies where medical decisions are on the line
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on November 9, 2026

As AI generates findings, authorship and disclosure rules draw fresh scrutiny

Some call for redefining requirements for authorship

Some call for redefining requirements for authorship
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on October 29, 2026

Did an AI or a human write that paper? New detector decides by examining its ideas

Algorithm looks for clues about a paper’s origin that text-based detectors miss

Algorithm looks for clues about a paper's origin that text-based detectors miss
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on October 12, 2026October 12, 2026

As AI triggers a tsunami of submissions, computer science conferences impose caps

New controls could limit papers by early-career researchers

New controls could limit papers by early-career researchers
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on October 7, 2026

Social science studies may promise anonymity, but participant identities often lurk in public data

One-fifth of data sets intended to support replication breached privacy standards, study finds

One-fifth of data sets intended to support replication breached privacy standards, study finds
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on September 11, 2026

Conference posters could garner a wider audience, thanks to a new online platform

The staple format also warrants a deeper rethink, some researchers say

The staple format also warrants a deeper rethink, some researchers say
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on September 9, 2026

Hundreds of paper-mill papers peddled in ads were later published

More than one-fifth of some IEEE conferences’ papers appear linked to authorship for sale

More than one-fifth of some IEEE conferences’ papers appear linked to authorship for sale
Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on August 12, 2026

After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements

The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges

The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI

New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs

New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on November 3, 2025

At futuristic meeting, AIs took the lead in producing and reviewing all the studies

Organizers aim to tune AI to help accelerate science

Organizers aim to tune AI to help accelerate science

Author Jeffrey BrainardPosted on October 23, 2025

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