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More science friction for less science fiction

PLoS Biology (2025) 23(5)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003167
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AI-ready health datasets can be exploited to generate many research articles with potentially limited scientific value. A study in PLOS Biology highlights this problem, by describing a recent, sudden explosion in papers analyzing the NHANES health dataset.

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Byrne, J. A., & Stender, S. (2025). More science friction for less science fiction. PLoS Biology, 23(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003167

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