A correspondence in The Lancet questions the reliability of LLM-based classifiers used to estimate fabricated references in peer-reviewed literature, warning that detection tools may themselves undermine efforts to measure and prevent citation fraud.
Researchers Flag Flawed Detection of Fabricated Citations in Biomedical Publishing
A correspondence in The Lancet questions the reliability of LLM-based classifiers used to estimate fabricated references in peer-reviewed literature, warning that detection tools may themselves undermine efforts to measure and prevent citation fraud.
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Baugean, Jean-Jérôme (Marseille, en 1764 - en 1819), graveur · Public domain · rights
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