"Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations."https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/30/springer-nature-book-on-machine-learning-is-full-of-made-up-citations/'nPS: Will this kind of slipshod practice decline on its own?

[petersuber@fediscience.org]

"Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations."
https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/30/springer-nature-book-on-machine-learning-is-full-of-made-up-citations/

PS: Will this kind of slipshod practice decline on its own? Or does it require public shaming? I don't know. But I'm grateful to @retractionwatch for turning on its spotlight.

#AI #Hallucinations #Proofreading #Publishers #ScholComm #SpringerNature #SubtractedValue

[petersuber@fediscience.org]

Update. #SpringerNature has now retracted this book.
https://retractionwatch.com/2025/07/16/springer-nature-to-retract-machine-learning-book-following-retraction-watch-coverage/

Thanks to @retractionwatch for exposing it.

#AI #Hallucinations #Proofreading #Publishers #Retractions #ScholComm

[petersuber@fediscience.org]

"Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources."
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/education-report-calling-for-ethical-ai-use-contains-over-15-fake-sources/

PS: No, this slipshod practice is not declining on its own. Or not yet.

#AI #Hallucinations #Irony #Proofreading

[petersuber@fediscience.org]

Update. "#Deloitte will refund Australian government for AI hallucination-filled report."
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/deloitte-will-refund-australian-government-for-ai-hallucination-filled-report/

PS: Deloitte is only giving a partial refund because it's not changing any of the recommendations in its report. Sydney University Law professor Chris Rudge (@chrisrudge) points out the problem with that. "You cannot trust the recommendations when the very foundation of the report is built on a flawed, originally undisclosed, and non-expert methodology."

#AI #Hallucinations #Proofreading