AI-generated research paper fabrication and plagiarism in the scientific community

Elali, Faisal R.; Rachid, Leena N.

doi:10.1016/j.patter.2023.100706

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“…Khan et al found that ChatGPT is useful for checking grammar in written text, and it could be useful as a teaching tool for generating tasks in a medical environment [11]. In the reference [3], the authors also came to a similar conclusion. The tool can provide research assistance by providing text summaries, answering questions and generating bibliographies.…”

Section: Application In Medical Sciencesmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…There are tools to mitigate this problem, to detect AI generated text. Despite the fact that these applications are being developed to help detect the unethical use of generative AI, they are not functioning yet perfectly, and a simple rewording by the user could fool the detection systems [ 3 ]. It was highlighted by Bhattacharya et al that ChatGPT works from existing text, and it can produce output that comes out negatively from a plagiarism tracker [ 4 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Can ChatGPT Help in Electronics Research and Development? A Case Study with Applied Sensors

Tafferner,

Balázs,

Krammer

et al. 2023

Sensors

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In this paper, we investigated the applicability of ChatGPT AI in electronics research and development via a case study of applied sensors in embedded electronic systems, a topic that is rarely mentioned in the recent literature, thus providing new insight for professionals and academics. The initial electronics-development tasks of a smart home project were prompted to the ChatGPT system to find out its capabilities and limitations. We wanted to obtain detailed information on the central processing controller units and the actual sensors usable for the specific project, their specifications and recommendations on the hardware and software design flow additionally. Furthermore, an extensive literature survey was requested to see if the bot could offer scientific papers covering the given topic. It was found that the ChatGPT responded with proper recommendations on controllers. However, the suggested sensor units, the hardware and software design were only partially acceptable, with occasional errors in specifications and generated code. The results of the literature survey showed that non-acceptable, fabricated citations (fake authors list, title, journal details and DOI—Digital Object identifier) were presented by the bot. The paper provides a detailed qualitative analysis, a performance analysis and critical discussion of the aforementioned aspects while providing the query set, the generated answers and codes as supplied data with the goal to give added value to electronics researchers and developers if trying to reach out for the tools in their profession.

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Section: Application In Medical Sciencesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can ChatGPT Help in Electronics Research and Development? A Case Study with Applied Sensors

Tafferner,

Balázs,

Krammer

et al. 2023

Sensors

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“…No effort should be spared in validating and authenticating suspicious data or results, even if this require investments in equipping the editorial office with the necessary software, hardware and human expertise that would aid such authenticating activities. This would be particularly important as we face a potential onslaught of artificial intelligence-generated data, images and manuscripts (Elali and Rachid, 2023; Wang et al, 2022).…”

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Deficient epistemic virtues and prevalence of epistemic vices as precursors to transgressions in research misconduct

Tang

2024

Research Ethics

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Scientific research is supposed to acquire or generate knowledge, but such a purpose would be severely undermined by instances of research misconduct (RM) and questionable research practices (QRP). RM and QRP are often framed in terms of moral transgressions by individuals (bad apples) whose aberrant acts could be made conducive by shortcomings in regulatory measures of organizations or institutions (bad barrels). This notion presupposes, to an extent, that the erring parties know exactly what they are doing is wrong and morally culpable, but had nonetheless proceeded to commit wrongful acts. However, a confession of intent to deceived is often not readily admitted by perpetrators of RM. I posit that beyond the simplistic notion of conscious moral transgression, deficits in epistemic virtues and/or the prevalence of epistemic vices have important roles to play in initiating and driving RM/QRP. For the individual perpetrator, deficits in epistemic virtues could lead to or amplify errors in one’s desperate attempt to be accomplished or to excel, and pushes one across the ethical line or down the slippery slope of misconduct. Likewise, a lack of epistemic virtue within perpetrators’ institution or organization could make it conducive for deceitful acts and suppress indications and warning signs for the former. Furthermore, epistemic vices exhibited by reviewers, editors and journals could also promote RM/QRP. In this view, epistemic failings, rather than widespread moral deficiencies of individuals within the research ecosystem, may underlie the prevalence of RM/QRP.

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“…Los editores deben ser cuidadosos al detectar este tipo de fabricaciones, con estrategias específicas que difieren de las usadas para detectar plagio. Se propone implementar pruebas de recopilación de datos en el proceso de presentación y desarrollar tecnologías de detección de IA para mejorar la revisión de antecedentes, similar a los detectores automáticos de plagio (8).…”

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Significancia Temática: Reflexiones acerca de la Jornada Internacional de Gestión Editorial e Investigación en Salud y la Jornada de Presentación de Trabajos de Investigación en Salud, Univalle

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2023

Rev. Inv. Inf. Sal.

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La reciente Jornada Internacional de Gestión Editorial e Investigación en Salud en la Universidad del Valle enfatizó la relevancia de los eventos académicos y científicos, especialmente el cambio hacia eventos virtuales debido a la pandemia. Estos eventos brindan oportunidades valiosas para aprender, establecer contactos profesionales y mejorar habilidades. Se centró en la gestión editorial, la indexación y la publicación de artículos, fortaleciendo la estructura investigativa universitaria y promoviendo la calidad en la producción y divulgación de trabajos. Se discutió el impacto de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en la investigación y gestión editorial, destacando su potencial para mejorar procesos, aunque se plantea la preocupación sobre su uso exclusivo para tareas burocráticas y su impacto en la creatividad humana. El plagio fue otro tema crucial, identificando la diversidad de formas en que se manifiesta y destacando la importancia de la detección mediante programas de IA. Los obstáculos enfrentados por los docentes investigadores, como la falta de tiempo y apoyo institucional, se discutieron, proponiendo soluciones como reducir la carga docente y brindar más apoyo administrativo y oportunidades de formación en investigación. Finalmente, se enfatizó el rol de las editoriales universitarias y la importancia de publicar en revistas indexadas para aumentar la visibilidad y credibilidad de la investigación, resaltando que la indexación, por parte de los investigadores mejora la probabilidad de producir trabajos de alta calidad.

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AI-generated research paper fabrication and plagiarism in the scientific community

Cited by 79 publications

References 7 publications

Can ChatGPT Help in Electronics Research and Development? A Case Study with Applied Sensors

Can ChatGPT Help in Electronics Research and Development? A Case Study with Applied Sensors

Deficient epistemic virtues and prevalence of epistemic vices as precursors to transgressions in research misconduct

Significancia Temática: Reflexiones acerca de la Jornada Internacional de Gestión Editorial e Investigación en Salud y la Jornada de Presentación de Trabajos de Investigación en Salud, Univalle

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