AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientists

Better generative AI is helping produce more convincing but low-quality scientific papers at scale.

A researcher traced a sudden wave of similar studies citing his work to AI-paper tutorials and rapid production tools.

The article says paper mills and citation inflation are making fraudulent research harder to spot and correct.

As journals face more AI-assisted submissions, reviewers and editors risk being overwhelmed, weakening trust in science.