Using AI to Detect AI-Generated Research Papers

Abstract

On February 20, 2023, science fiction magazine Clarkesworld was forced to stop accepting author submissions. In the preceding weeks, magazine's editors had seen a sharp increase in submissions--approximately 70\% more than normal. The reason for this drastic increase in submissions was the consumerization of large language models such as ChatGPT and Bard. Clarkesworld is not alone in being subjected to this onslaught of AI-generated content churned out by industrious people hoping to turn a buck. Easy accessibility to powerful AI services have opened new workflows for generating content at scale with minimal effort and knowledge. For many in academia and scientific research, publication is the path to promotion, reputation and perhaps funding. Just as those who used AI as their personal science fiction ghostwriters, some unscrupulous researchers have and likely will continue to submit mostly AI-generated material as their own work. The research community deserves to know the linage and origin of content.