Researchers Are Hiding Prompts in Academic Papers to Manipulate AI Peer Review

Researchers are hiding prompts in academic papers to manipulate AI peer review

According to a report by Nikkei, research papers from 14 institutions across eight countries, including Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore, and the United States, were found to contain concealed prompts aimed at AI reviewers.Read Entire Article

Hidden AI Prompts Trick Academics Into Giving Research Papers Only Positive Comments

Hidden AI prompts were reportedly found in 17 research papers from 14 academic institutions globally, including Columbia University. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: Hidden AI Prompts Trick Academics Into Giving Research Papers… Read more → The post Hidden AI Prompts Trick Academics Into Giving Research Papers Only Positive Comments appeared first on IT Security News.

Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews

(The Guardian) – Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models for peer review Academics are reportedly hiding prompts in preprint papers for artificial intelligence tools, encouraging them to give positive reviews. Nikkei reported on 1 July it had reviewed research papers from 14 academic institutions in eight countries, including Japan, South K…

Science’s Credibility Crisis: Publish or Perish Culture

The scientific community is grappling with a crisis of credibility as the sheer volume of published research papers overwhelms academics and raises serious questions about quality. Each year, millions of studies flood academic journals, driven by the “publish or perish” culture that ties career advancement to output. But this deluge has led to a troubling decline in rigor, with peer review systems struggling to keep pace and instances of flawed …

"Only Positive Reviews": Hidden AI prompts discovered in academic papers from world's 14 biggest universities

Quality of Scientific Papers Questioned as Academics 'Overwhelmed' By the Millions Published

A scientific paper featuring an AI-generated image of a rat with an oversized penis was retracted three days after publication, highlighting broader problems plaguing academic publishing as researchers struggle with an explosion of scientific literature. The paper appeared in Frontiers in Cell and D...