37 Recent Articles about AI & Academic Scholarship

AI tools are smuggling biases in their summaries – The London School of Economics & Political Science  

Plagiarism of ideas in the age of generative artificial intelligence - Nature  

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

Fraudulent citations, blamed on AI hallucinations, are becoming more common in research papers – Stat

Researchers who use hallucinated references to face arXiv ban - Nature

 Will Make the Academic Article Obsolete – Chronicle of Higher Ed

AI agents may be skilled researchers—but not always honest ones – Science.org 

Safeguards against GenAI hallucinations in literature review – Times Higher Ed 

As researchers aim for universal AI disclosure guidelines, the devil is in the details - Science.org

Retractions ‘must be the start of AI slop clean-up’, says critic – Times Higher Ed

AI Slop Is Flooding Academic Journals. A Top Journal Measured It - Forbes

First AI tool to detect suspicious peer reviews rolled out by academic publisher - Nature  

Performance of AI Tools in Citing Retracted Literature – JMIR Publishing  

The AI scientist: now academic papers can be fully automated, what does this mean for the future of research? – The Conversation  

How AI is Quietly Distorting Academic Enquiry and what to do about it – Times Higher Ed

Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI - Nature

Modeling scientific uncertainty in language: Applied linguistic insights from human and artificial intelligence texts – Science Direct

Researchers already use AI—it’s time to agree on how to use it responsibly – Research Professional News 

Illicit Use of AI by Philosophers Refereeing for Journals – Daily Nous 

Artificial intelligence in the retraction spotlight – Frontiers  

Detecting Fraud-Associated Characteristics In The Medical AI Literature: A Multi-Signal NLP Framework Reveals Distinct Paper Mill Subtypes - Open Science Framework

Could agentic AI topple grant-funding systems? - Nature 

Study: AI Policies Fail to Reduce Undisclosed AI Use – The Scientist

Do Large Language Models know Which Published Articles have been Retracted? – ArXiv

AI Wrote A Harvard Physicist’s Most Recent Paper. No One Knows What It Means for Science – The Crimson 

No humans allowed: scientific AI agents get their own social network - Nature  

Enacting AI disclosure in scholarly publishing – Wily 

Harvard says researcher who published nearly 100 articles in 2 1/2 years has no affiliation with the university – Free Beacon  

Institutional support for ethical AI adoption in higher education amid the rising trend of manuscript retractions - Nature 

AI Can Improve Scholarly Writing — If We Use It Right – Chronicle of Higher Ed

AI Conferences Should Embrace Submission Explosion via Autonomous Review Pipelines - Preprints 

Hallucinated citations highest in social sciences preprints site - Nature 

An AI did the astrophysics. The paper got halted. – Blankline 

Major accounting firm retracts study after researchers discover AI hallucinations - Financial Times

The uncritical adoption of AI in science is alarming — we urgently need guard rails - Nature

AI-generated research papers are overwhelming peer review – The Verge

25 research papers from one university in India retracted in 5 years amid integrity and AI concerns – India Today

14 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism, & Media

Tue, May 26 - AI Tools: Automation, Trust and Revenue

What: In this webinar, we will explore how media organisations can leverage AI to streamline operations, build trust with audiences, and create new revenue streams while maintaining strong editorial standards in an AI-driven media landscape.

Who: Kevin Anderson, Director of the Digital Revenue Network, WAN-IFRA London; Marie Bering, Director of Product Management, Stibo DX; Heikki Rotko, Chairman, Choicely; Marko, Director of Product Development, StoryEditor.

When: 6 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers

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Tue, May 26 - How journalism collaboratives can track impact

What: Learn how to define, measure and track the ways your journalism collaborative makes a difference in your community.

Who: Caroline Porter, Principal for Ralstin Agency, director of product and strategic partnerships for Open Campus.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Center for Cooperative Media

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Tue, May 26 - Public Media’s Digital Shift: Scaling Audience and Revenue with Indiegraf

What: Learn how to modernize your digital infrastructure, scale your audience, and secure your station's revenue and future, plus get a detailed overview of a subsidized program that can help qualifying stations significantly save on technology costs.

Who: Allison McIlmoyl and Bridget Thoreson from Indiegraf.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Indiegraf

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Tue, May 26 - Codex Fundamentals

What: Join us for a technical overview of Codex, the AI software engineering agent that can help developers write features, debug code, run tests, and navigate large codebases. In this session, we’ll demonstrate how engineers are using Codex to accelerate development workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and collaborate more effectively with AI during the software development lifecycle.

Who: Tanner Wride, Builder ADM, OpenAI; Catherine LaChapelle, Builder ADM, OpenAI.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Tue, May 26 - How Nonprofits Should Think About Their Website as a Platform

What: We will explore how nonprofits can shift from a project-based mindset to a platform mindset. Attendees will learn how websites integrate with CRM and marketing systems, support ongoing optimization, and provide enhanced insights into user behavior. This session helps nonprofits plan websites that scale and remain effective over time.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: TechSoup

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Tue, May 26 - The Art of Bipartisan Storytelling: Insights from “Courage Can Save US”

What: This webinar comes ahead of the release of “Courage Can Save US.” This upcoming book explores the leadership of military veterans in civic society, featuring stories from ten veterans working across the political spectrum to combat polarization. During this webinar, attendees will have the opportunity to engage around the writing and publication process, tips for maintaining bipartisanship in writing of this nature, the stories of the selected veterans, and more.  

Who: Rye Barcott, a Marine Corps veteran, social entrepreneur, and author of “It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine’s Path to Peace.” He is co-founder and CEO of With Honor, a cross-partisan organization that fights polarization by supporting principled veteran leadership in public office.

When: 4:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Military Veterans in Journalism

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Wed, May 27 – Climate Disinformation: How to Spot it and Fight it

What: This webinar will equip participants with the tools to identify the mechanisms behind the ‘manufacturing of doubt’, deconstruct misleading narratives using real-world case studies, and develop the ability to verify information in the face of complex facts and the viral spread of falsehoods.

Who: Bianca Hall, an environment and climate reporter with The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and media vice president at the Media, Entertainment, and Arts Alliance, Australia; Emmanuel Vincent, the founder and president of Science Feedback; Jennifer Moreau, a Vice-President of the International Federation of Journalists.

When: 9 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: International Federation of Journalists

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Wed, May 27 - Rejuvenating the newsroom

What: We’ll explore Sydsvenskan’s bold initiative called “Ungredaktionen” (The Youth Newsroom), which delivers both essential service journalism and rigorous, local investigative reporting tailored to a new generation. Learn how they integrate these voices into the newsroom, balance editorial standards with new creative formats, and why bringing in non-traditional talent is a strategic necessity for the future of local journalism.

Who: Camilla Sylvan, Managing Editor at Bonnier News/Sydsvenskan.

When: 9 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers

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Wed, May 27 - Learn to Use AI to Remove Barriers to Learning

What: In this session, well explores the deeply human side of learning and demonstrates how AI can help remove barriers that have quietly limited development for decades. When learning becomes easier and more effective, the payoff is significant — individuals grow faster, and organizations benefit from a workforce better prepared to meet the demands of a changing world.

Who: Vince Han CEO and Founder, Mobile Coach.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Magazine Network

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Thu, May 28 - Your Campus Already Uses ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot. Here’s How to Make Them Research-Ready

What: We’ll cover the technical basics (what LLMs actually are, why hallucination happens, what MCP means) alongside the strategic and operational questions librarians are wrestling with: how to build a budget case, how to evaluate tools, how to partner with faculty, and how to use AI adoption data to demonstrate collection value.

Who: Sean Rife, Academic Relations at Scite and Associate Professor of Psychology, Murray State University; Drew Barontini, VP of Product Scite.

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Scite by Research Solutions

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Thu, May 28 - Smarter Together: A Human First Approach to Agentic AI

What: We will explore what it really means to take a human‑first approach to agentic AI in the philanthropic sector. Drawing from product design, user experience, and frontline consulting work with nonprofits, we’ll unpack how intelligent systems can extend human capacity—without replacing human judgment, empathy, or accountability. This session is designed to level‑set the conversation, cut through the hype, and offer a grounded perspective on where AI fits in purpose‑driven work today.

Who: Timothy Hammond, Principal User Experience Designer, Blackbaud; Steffanie Brown, Senior Strategic Consultant, Blackbaud.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Blackbaud

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Thu, May 28 - Create Your Newsroom's AI Policy To Build Trust

What: We'll help you build an AI policy that works for your newsroom, whether you use AI tools or not. Walk away with practical templates, real examples, and a clear path to publishing a policy that builds audience trust.

Who: Laura E. Davis and Lynn Walsh from Trusting News.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Indiegraf

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Thu, May 28 - How data science teams use Codex

What: A practical session on how Codex can support common analysis workflows. We’ll explore patterns behind use cases like KPI root-cause analysis, business impact readouts, and dashboard planning without locking the session to a single demo path.

Who: Diana Stegall, Customer Education, OpenAI; Lois Newman, Customer Enablement, OpenAI; Charmaine Pek, AI Deployment @ OpenAI.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: OpenAI Academy

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Fri, May 29 - ASERL Copyright Office Hour

What: Please bring your puzzling and perplexing copyright questions.

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries

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24 Articles about Relationships with AI

Secret soulmates? BYU study finds disturbing trend of secret romances with AI chatbots – KSL

Why Are Students Opening Up to AI Instead of People? – Inside Higher Ed 

Some Asexual People Are Using AI Companions for Intimacy Without the Sex – WIRED

Meet the Sad Wives of AI Are you married to a man who’s obsessed with AI? I’m so, so sorry. – WIRED  

The real secret to palm reading? These ‘companions’ know it. – Washington Post  

‘I Don’t Want a Person, I Want an A.I.’ – New York Times

Dating app Bumble is ending swipe feature, introduces AI assistant for matchmaking – ABC7 News 

My AI Matchmaker Let Me Down – The Atlantic  

South Korea distributes AI dolls to elderly people living alone for 24/7 companionship and health monitoring. – 36kr

Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows – 404 Media

Zach Braff Responds to Rumors He’s Dating an AI Chatbot – Cosmopolitan  

29-year-old AI researcher has a second job trying to help people rely less on chatbots—her coaching services are in high demand – CNBC

AI companions are filling the human connection gaps – Axios

Women Are Falling in Love With A.I. It’s a Problem for Beijing – New York Times

AI companions: "The new imaginary friend" redefining children's friendships – Axios

Young people in China have a new alternative to marriage and babies: AI pets – Washington Post

AI is offering people a way to figure out what they really want in romance. – The Atlantic

How AI Supports Student Mental Health in Higher Education – Ed Tech

Dating apps just got worse thanks to AI. Try our profile refiner to see how. - Washington Post

Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice – Tech Crunch

I Tried to Fall in Love with an AI Chatbot - The Free Press

This Oscar-nominated filmmaker got himself an 'AI girlfriend' – USA Today

Georgia Joins Other States in Regulating AI Companions – JDSupra

I Built My Perfect AI Companion. She’s Kind of Great – VICE

John Oliver takes a disturbing deep dive into AI chatbots – Mashable

An AI Overconfidence Fix

Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have now traced AI  overconfidence to a specific flaw in how models are trained, and developed a method that fixes it without giving up any accuracy. The technique, called RLCR (Reinforcement Learning with Calibration Rewards), trains language models to produce calibrated confidence estimates alongside their answers.  -MIT

It's Hard to Know What's Happening to Our Data

If it is indeed possible for LLM agents to build detailed profiles of large numbers of individuals using bulk data, companies could use those capabilities to investigate job applicants or determine whether someone is insurable. “It is very, very hard to hold to account companies that are doing whatever they want to with our data,” Karen Levy, a professor of information science at Cornell University says. “It’s hard to even know what’s happening.” -MIT Tech Review

21 Articles about AI & Data Privacy

A.I. and Humans Battle It Out in a Cybersecurity Showdown - New York Times

AI is making it very easy for the government to spy on you. Some lawmakers are worried. – NBC News 

AI license plate cameras tore this town apart and led to a state of emergency – Washington Post  

Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Account OpenAI made the perfect tool for scammers. – The Atlantic  

Domestic Surveillance Is Expanding With New, AI-Powered Tools – Wall Street Journal  

Your Passwords Are Probably Screwed – New York Times

Will AI end anonymity? I tested it. – Washington Post

AI and Data Privacy in Investigations: What Legal Teams Need to Know - JD Supra 

5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good - Wired

Using AI for financial advice? Keep these 5 things out of your chats. - The Washington Post

Why Agentic AI Is Security's Next Blind Spot – The Hacker News

How LLMs could supercharge mass surveillance in the US – MIT Tech Review

A secretive AI hacking system has sparked a global scramble – Washington Post  

Your Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses recordings aren't private – Mashable

AI's big biosecurity blind spot - Axios 

How AI and social media sites are still collecting kids’ data despite privacy laws – Techincal.ly

People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots – New York Times  

Military experts warn security hole in most AI chatbots can sow chaos – Defense News   

ChatGPT’s year-end review knows way too much. How to fix your privacy settings. – Washington Post

How Rules for Publicly Available Data Are Shaping the Future of AI – Data Innovation

A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully. – New York Times

AI definitions: Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment Analysis (also known as opinion mining or emotion artificial intelligence) – A tool that uses natural language processing techniques to collect and analyze the tone behind how people interact online with a brand. It attempts to get past numbers (mentions, comments, etc.) to extract subjective qualities from data—including attitudes, emotions, sarcasm, confusion or suspicion. Sentiment analysis makes use of data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence and computational linguistics to arrive at actionable insights.

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Mass Surveillance by the Government

The government can’t look at the location information on your phone without a warrant, but if a dataset that the government has purchased contains your phone’s location data, and the government is able to link it to you, then it can effectively perform an end run around the Fourth Amendment. The advantage of using LLMs for mass surveillance is that they can do far more work than human analysts far more quickly, but that also makes thoroughly checking their work impossible. -MIT Tech Review