#AI tools seem to be generating a large swath of low-quality, formulaic biomedical articles drawn from #OpenAccess biomedical databases. For example, since the rise of #LLMs about three years ago, the number of new biomedical articles is about 5k larger than previous moving average would have predicted. The researchers who noticed this trend argue for the "adoption of controlled data-access mechanisms" -- that is, pulling back from #OpenData.

* Primary source (a preprint)
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.07.25331008v1

* Summary (in Nature)
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02241-2

PS: The conclusion doesn't follow from the premises. This is like arguing that we should restrict clean air, clean air, and crowbars because criminals take advantage of them to commit crimes.

#Medicine #PaperMills#ScholComm

#AI tools seem to be generating a large swath of low-quality, formulaic biomedical articles drawn from #OpenAccess biomedical databases. For example, since the rise of #LLMs about three years ago, the number of new biomedical articles is about 5k larger than previous moving average would have predicted. The researchers who noticed this trend argue for the "adoption of controlled data-access mechanisms" -- that is, pulling back from #OpenData.

* Primary source (a preprint)
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.07.25331008v1

* Summary (in Nature)
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02241-2

PS: The conclusion doesn't follow from the premises. This is like arguing that we should restrict clean air, clean air, and crowbars because criminals take advantage of them to commit crimes.

#Medicine #PaperMills#ScholComm

Boffins warn that #AI#papermills are swamping #science with garbage studies
The team from University of Surrey notes an "explosion of formulaic research articles," including inappropriate study designs and false discoveries, based on data cribbed from the #US#NHANES nationwide health database.
The study, published in PLOS Biology, a nonprofit publisher of open-access journals, found that many post-2021 papers used "a superficial and oversimplified approach to analysis."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/ai_junk_science_papers/

Boffins warn that #AI#papermills are swamping #science with garbage studies
The team from University of Surrey notes an "explosion of formulaic research articles," including inappropriate study designs and false discoveries, based on data cribbed from the #US#NHANES nationwide health database.
The study, published in PLOS Biology, a nonprofit publisher of open-access journals, found that many post-2021 papers used "a superficial and oversimplified approach to analysis."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/ai_junk_science_papers/