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/