In a recent Nature article, Elizabeth Gibney discusses a growing movement to use AI tools to identify errors in research papers. Gibney explains that an error in a research paper that caused widespread alarm in 2024 spurred on two projects that use AI to identify errors in scientific literature: the Black Spatula Project and YesNoError. These tools flag papers with potential errors for further evaluation. The goal of these tools is to provide researchers and journals with a way to identify mistakes before papers go to publication. While some researchers have said that the tools will help support research integrity, others are concerned about the rate of false positives and the potential for reputational damage.
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