K van M
@kvanm.bsky.social
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AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
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Corrélation n'est pas causalité: un nouvel exemple à partir d'un article d'épidémiologistes sur vote et mortalité...
« Voting is a stronger determinant of mortality than education »
jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
« Voting is a stronger determinant of mortality than education »
jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Corrélation n'est pas causalité: un nouvel exemple à partir d'un article d'épidémiologistes sur vote et mortalité...
« Voting is a stronger determinant of mortality than education »
jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
« Voting is a stronger determinant of mortality than education »
jech.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Thank you for coming to my TED Talk 🎤
If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
10/10
If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
10/10
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk 🎤
If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
10/10
If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
10/10
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“In 2022, AI was seen as an efficiency tool for image analysis and language polishing. By 2025, AI has become a participant in the process, shaping writing, influencing review, and challenging the concept of authorship and accountability.”
Very interesting report
#PRC10 #ScholarlyPublishing
Very interesting report
#PRC10 #ScholarlyPublishing
Guest Post – How the AI Debate Has Changed in Just a Few Short Years scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/24/g...
Guest Post – How the AI Debate Has Changed in Just a Few Short Years - The Scholarly Kitchen
Tony Alves reflects on the 2025 Peer Review Congress and the rapid evolution of discussions about AI and peer review since 2022.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“In 2022, AI was seen as an efficiency tool for image analysis and language polishing. By 2025, AI has become a participant in the process, shaping writing, influencing review, and challenging the concept of authorship and accountability.”
Very interesting report
#PRC10 #ScholarlyPublishing
Very interesting report
#PRC10 #ScholarlyPublishing
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Tools such as ChatGPT can be used to generate almost-identical research papers that pass standard plagiarism checks
go.nature.com/4pR5Wf0
go.nature.com/4pR5Wf0
Journals infiltrated with ‘copycat’ papers that can be written by AI
Tools such as ChatGPT can be used to generate almost-identical research papers that pass standard plagiarism checks. Hundreds are thought to have been published.
go.nature.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Tools such as ChatGPT can be used to generate almost-identical research papers that pass standard plagiarism checks
go.nature.com/4pR5Wf0
go.nature.com/4pR5Wf0
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If you're a journal or publisher using institutional email addresses to verify the identity of authors or reviewers, you'll want to read this story by @joelving.bsky.social.
University email addresses no longer effective bulwark against fake peer review
To guard against identity theft, academic publishers have been using institutional email addresses to verify authors and reviewers are who they say they are. Now, however, findings appearing in a p…
retractionwatch.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If you're a journal or publisher using institutional email addresses to verify the identity of authors or reviewers, you'll want to read this story by @joelving.bsky.social.
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"The university will stop sharing the data required to be included in the ranking as of 2026. As a result, Sorbonne University will no longer feature in future rankings produced by THE, which include the World University Rankings, the Rankings by Subject or the Impact Rankings."
Excellent!
Excellent!
Sorbonne University decides to withdraw from the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings
As of 2026, Sorbonne University will no longer submit data to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The decision comes as part of a wider approach to promote open science and ref...
www.sorbonne-universite.fr
September 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"The university will stop sharing the data required to be included in the ranking as of 2026. As a result, Sorbonne University will no longer feature in future rankings produced by THE, which include the World University Rankings, the Rankings by Subject or the Impact Rankings."
Excellent!
Excellent!
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1. What does a Cold War-era game theory problem known as the silent duel have to do with high-risk research strategies, publication in Cell/Nature/Science glamor journals, and the academic job market?
Kevin Gross and I tackle these questions in our latest arXiv preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.06718
Kevin Gross and I tackle these questions in our latest arXiv preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.06718
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
1. What does a Cold War-era game theory problem known as the silent duel have to do with high-risk research strategies, publication in Cell/Nature/Science glamor journals, and the academic job market?
Kevin Gross and I tackle these questions in our latest arXiv preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.06718
Kevin Gross and I tackle these questions in our latest arXiv preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.06718
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Et si l'IA incitait à la paresse cérébrale les médecins ?
Et si l'IA incitait à la paresse cérébrale les médecins ?
l.sciencesetavenir.fr
August 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Et si l'IA incitait à la paresse cérébrale les médecins ?
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The paper @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, and I wrote together on the troubles over at Bioengineered has now officially been published by... Bioengineered!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
Taylor & Francis journal Bioengineered has been targeted by paper mills. Our goal is to identify problematic articles published in Bioengineered during the period 2010 to 2024. Dimensions was used ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The paper @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, and I wrote together on the troubles over at Bioengineered has now officially been published by... Bioengineered!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Researchers argue over whether ‘novel’ AI-generated works use others’ ideas without credit
go.nature.com/3VaNpvQ
go.nature.com/3VaNpvQ
What counts as plagiarism? AI-generated papers pose new risks
Researchers argue over whether ‘novel’ AI-generated works use others’ ideas without credit.
go.nature.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Researchers argue over whether ‘novel’ AI-generated works use others’ ideas without credit
go.nature.com/3VaNpvQ
go.nature.com/3VaNpvQ
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A paper that combines #peerreview & cheese... what could be better? Answer: writing said paper with @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social & Marie Souliere. Read on to learn how the Swiss Cheese Model could help peer review & #researchintegrity onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Rethinking Peer Review Using the Swiss Cheese Model to Better Flag Problematic Manuscripts
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A paper that combines #peerreview & cheese... what could be better? Answer: writing said paper with @abalkina.bsky.social @image-integrity.bsky.social & Marie Souliere. Read on to learn how the Swiss Cheese Model could help peer review & #researchintegrity onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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It says a lot about the political imagination of academia that one of the more common proposals for fixing publish-or-perish culture is to limit the number of articles we can publish each year.
Researchers suggest one-a-year publication limit - Research Professional News
“Probably controversial” proposals intended to spark renewed efforts to tackle “publish or perish...mania”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It says a lot about the political imagination of academia that one of the more common proposals for fixing publish-or-perish culture is to limit the number of articles we can publish each year.
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FRAUD ALERT: I have nothing to do with these phony books using my name on the cover. I have not written a memoir or partnered/inspired any cookbooks!
Attempts to get Amazon to take these down have gone nowhere.
Attempts to get Amazon to take these down have gone nowhere.
August 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
FRAUD ALERT: I have nothing to do with these phony books using my name on the cover. I have not written a memoir or partnered/inspired any cookbooks!
Attempts to get Amazon to take these down have gone nowhere.
Attempts to get Amazon to take these down have gone nowhere.
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La révolution IA à la FDA a un nom chic : Elsa.
Promesse : faire plus avec moins.
Réalité : l'IA invente des études et réécrit des rapports qui valide des médocs dangereux.
Bref, la FDA passe son temps à chercher les hallu d'Elsa pour éviter des drames.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/23/p...
Promesse : faire plus avec moins.
Réalité : l'IA invente des études et réécrit des rapports qui valide des médocs dangereux.
Bref, la FDA passe son temps à chercher les hallu d'Elsa pour éviter des drames.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/23/p...
FDA’s artificial intelligence is supposed to revolutionize drug approvals. It’s making up nonexistent studies. | CNN Politics
Insiders tell CNN the FDA’s AI is “hallucinating” studies and can’t access key documents. Agency leaders insist the AI is getting better, and use is not mandatory.
edition.cnn.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
La révolution IA à la FDA a un nom chic : Elsa.
Promesse : faire plus avec moins.
Réalité : l'IA invente des études et réécrit des rapports qui valide des médocs dangereux.
Bref, la FDA passe son temps à chercher les hallu d'Elsa pour éviter des drames.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/23/p...
Promesse : faire plus avec moins.
Réalité : l'IA invente des études et réécrit des rapports qui valide des médocs dangereux.
Bref, la FDA passe son temps à chercher les hallu d'Elsa pour éviter des drames.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/23/p...
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Excellent reporting from Traci Watson about the challenging growth of AI content in preprint services.
Here's a primer on our perspective complementing her reporting: www.cos.io/blog/evaluat...
Here's a primer on our perspective complementing her reporting: www.cos.io/blog/evaluat...
August 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Excellent reporting from Traci Watson about the challenging growth of AI content in preprint services.
Here's a primer on our perspective complementing her reporting: www.cos.io/blog/evaluat...
Here's a primer on our perspective complementing her reporting: www.cos.io/blog/evaluat...
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Stocking the Librarian’s Publishing Integrity Toolkit
The number of tools available to help library staff identify potential research misconduct is rapidly expanding. Here are some recommendations.
By Matthew Goddard and Zachariah Motts
katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
The number of tools available to help library staff identify potential research misconduct is rapidly expanding. Here are some recommendations.
By Matthew Goddard and Zachariah Motts
katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
Stocking the Librarian’s Publishing Integrity Toolkit
The number of tools available to help library staff identify potential research misconduct is rapidly expanding. Here are some recommendations.
share.google
August 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Stocking the Librarian’s Publishing Integrity Toolkit
The number of tools available to help library staff identify potential research misconduct is rapidly expanding. Here are some recommendations.
By Matthew Goddard and Zachariah Motts
katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
The number of tools available to help library staff identify potential research misconduct is rapidly expanding. Here are some recommendations.
By Matthew Goddard and Zachariah Motts
katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
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Desde investigaciones fabricadas hasta autorías y citas pagadas, el fraude científico organizado va en aumento, según un nuevo estudio. El trabajo descubrió redes globales de personas y entidades que colaboran para socavar la integridad de las publicaciones.
sciencemediacentre.es/el-fraude-ci...
sciencemediacentre.es/el-fraude-ci...
August 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Desde investigaciones fabricadas hasta autorías y citas pagadas, el fraude científico organizado va en aumento, según un nuevo estudio. El trabajo descubrió redes globales de personas y entidades que colaboran para socavar la integridad de las publicaciones.
sciencemediacentre.es/el-fraude-ci...
sciencemediacentre.es/el-fraude-ci...
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Fraudes, biais, manipulations…
Cette table ronde de 2024 avec @lonnibesancon.bsky.social Amira Barhoumi et @elisabethbik.bsky.social décortique comment la pression du « Publish or Perish » déforme la recherche scientifique et fragilise son intégrité.
youtu.be/yjyj-EyIs5M
Cette table ronde de 2024 avec @lonnibesancon.bsky.social Amira Barhoumi et @elisabethbik.bsky.social décortique comment la pression du « Publish or Perish » déforme la recherche scientifique et fragilise son intégrité.
youtu.be/yjyj-EyIs5M
Pratiques frauduleuses en Recherche : bilan et perspectives
YouTube video by REC TOULOUSE
youtu.be
August 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Fraudes, biais, manipulations…
Cette table ronde de 2024 avec @lonnibesancon.bsky.social Amira Barhoumi et @elisabethbik.bsky.social décortique comment la pression du « Publish or Perish » déforme la recherche scientifique et fragilise son intégrité.
youtu.be/yjyj-EyIs5M
Cette table ronde de 2024 avec @lonnibesancon.bsky.social Amira Barhoumi et @elisabethbik.bsky.social décortique comment la pression du « Publish or Perish » déforme la recherche scientifique et fragilise son intégrité.
youtu.be/yjyj-EyIs5M
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Paper mills are ‘growing rapidly’ — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
@reeserichardson.bsky.social, @clarivate.com, @tandfresearch.bsky.social
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
@reeserichardson.bsky.social, @clarivate.com, @tandfresearch.bsky.social
Brokers of scientific fraud growing rapidly, study finds
Publishers are not keeping up with paper mills and other purveyors of shoddy academic papers
cen.acs.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Paper mills are ‘growing rapidly’ — my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social:
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
@reeserichardson.bsky.social, @clarivate.com, @tandfresearch.bsky.social
cen.acs.org/policy/publi...
@reeserichardson.bsky.social, @clarivate.com, @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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Also Spain: www.science.org/content/arti...
Anecdotally, I was in a P&T commission for a Catalan university this year and the focus on publications, citations, IF was very clear in the CVs (eg, IFs copied to the 3rd decimal). Candidates did have to present other things too, which were weighted.
Anecdotally, I was in a P&T commission for a Catalan university this year and the focus on publications, citations, IF was very clear in the CVs (eg, IFs copied to the 3rd decimal). Candidates did have to present other things too, which were weighted.
Spain wants to change how it evaluates scientists—and end the ‘dictatorship of papers’
Officials aim to use wider range of research outputs to assess researchers at public universities
www.science.org
August 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Also Spain: www.science.org/content/arti...
Anecdotally, I was in a P&T commission for a Catalan university this year and the focus on publications, citations, IF was very clear in the CVs (eg, IFs copied to the 3rd decimal). Candidates did have to present other things too, which were weighted.
Anecdotally, I was in a P&T commission for a Catalan university this year and the focus on publications, citations, IF was very clear in the CVs (eg, IFs copied to the 3rd decimal). Candidates did have to present other things too, which were weighted.
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Today, our article "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly" is finally published in PNAS. I hope that it proves to be a wake-up-call for the whole scientific community.
reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...
reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...
A do-or-die moment for the scientific enterprise
Reflecting on our paper “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”
reeserichardson.blog
August 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today, our article "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly" is finally published in PNAS. I hope that it proves to be a wake-up-call for the whole scientific community.
reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...
reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a...
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(1/x) I want to write a bit of a longer thread about the @elsevierconnect.bsky.social title 'Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology'. I have spend some time this weekend systematically reviewing a portion of its catalogue and have identified over 100 articles with integrity issues.
July 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
(1/x) I want to write a bit of a longer thread about the @elsevierconnect.bsky.social title 'Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology'. I have spend some time this weekend systematically reviewing a portion of its catalogue and have identified over 100 articles with integrity issues.
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"increasing reports of AI hallucinations making their way into academic papers, court decisions, and White House reports [that] have been caught by humans; One wonders how many haven’t been identified and are being spread across the information ecosystem" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Why AI chatbots lie to us
A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine needed to collect and format some data from a website, and he asked the latest version of Anthropic’s generative AI system, Claude, for help. Claude cheerfully agr...
www.science.org
July 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"increasing reports of AI hallucinations making their way into academic papers, court decisions, and White House reports [that] have been caught by humans; One wonders how many haven’t been identified and are being spread across the information ecosystem" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...