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Comment
. 2023 May 31:25:e49323.
doi: 10.2196/49323.

Open Science and Software Assistance: Commentary on "Artificial Intelligence Can Generate Fraudulent but Authentic-Looking Scientific Medical Articles: Pandora's Box Has Been Opened"

Pedro L Ballester  1
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Open Science and Software Assistance: Commentary on "Artificial Intelligence Can Generate Fraudulent but Authentic-Looking Scientific Medical Articles: Pandora's Box Has Been Opened"

Pedro L Ballester. J Med Internet Res. .

Abstract

Májovský and colleagues have investigated the important issue of ChatGPT being used for the complete generation of scientific works, including fake data and tables. The issues behind why ChatGPT poses a significant concern to research reach far beyond the model itself. Once again, the lack of reproducibility and visibility of scientific works creates an environment where fraudulent or inaccurate work can thrive. What are some of the ways in which we can handle this new situation?

Keywords: AI; ChatGPT; artificial intelligence; open science; reproducibility; software assistance.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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