The Lancet podcast examines rising retractions and AI's threat to research integrity
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This article discusses the alarming rise in retracted scientific papers, which hit 10,000 in 2023 — a tenfold increase over a decade. It explores how AI, while beneficial to science, may exacerbate the problem of fraudulent, misleading, or erroneous research. The piece features editors from The Lancet and professors from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Chinese University of Hong Kong discussing a new Lancet Commission aimed at preserving research integrity, accuracy, and transparency in scientific publishing.
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· 3 pulledRetracted articles hit a high of 10,000 in 2023, representing an increase of almost ten times in ten years.
The introduction of AI brings incredible benefits to science, but could also add to the seemingly endless tide of papers that are fraudulent, misleading, or just plain wrong.
What can journals such as The Lancet do to rise to this challenge, keeping the scientific record accurate, honest, and transparent?
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