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Medical research firm claiming '100% human-written' is entirely AI

By PulseAugur Editorial · [9 sources] ·

Research Gold, a company that offers services for medical researchers to draft peer-review ready manuscripts, falsely claims to be "100% human-written, never AI." An investigation revealed that the PhD reviewers listed on their site are AI-generated and do not exist. Furthermore, the company is using the identities and photos of real medical professionals without their consent, and all customer interactions are handled by AI agents. After being confronted, Research Gold removed the page listing the real individuals. AI

IMPACT Highlights the potential for AI to be used deceptively in professional services, eroding trust in claims of human authorship.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a company misrepresenting its services and using deceptive practices, which falls under a deceptive product/service offering rather than a core AI development or release.

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Medical research firm claiming '100% human-written' is entirely AI

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COVERAGE [9]

  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Emanuel Maiberg ·

    Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI

    Research Gold's team of human methodologists are either AI generated or using the identity of real people without their permission

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Company Offering '100% Human-Written, Never AI' Medical Research Is 100% AI https://www. 404media.co/company-offering-1 00-human-written-never-ai-peer-review-is

    Company Offering '100% Human-Written, Never AI' Medical Research Is 100% AI https://www. 404media.co/company-offering-1 00-human-written-never-ai-peer-review-is-entirely-ai/ # 404media # ai

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  3. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Company Offering '100% Human-Written, Never AI' Medical Research Is 100% AI https://www.404media.co/company-offering-100-human-written-never-ai-peer-review-is-e

    Company Offering '100% Human-Written, Never AI' Medical Research Is 100% AI https://www.404media.co/company-offering-100-human-written-never-ai-peer-review-is-entirely-ai/ # HackerNews # Tech # AI

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  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI · Research Gold's team of human methodologists are either AI generated or using

    Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI · Research Gold's team of human methodologists are either AI generated or using the identity of real people without their permission https://www. 404media.co/company-offering-1 00-human-written-never-…

    LINKS 404media.co/company-offering-100-human-wr…
  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely # AI Research Gold's team of human medical science methodologists are either AI g

    A Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely # AI Research Gold's team of human medical science methodologists are either AI generated or using the photos and identity of real people without their permission AI chat bots are sole contact options.…

    LINKS 404media.co/company-offering-100-human-wr…
  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Company advertising 100% human-written medical research manuscripts is entirely AI, with fake PhD reviewers and AI customer service. Real experts listed without

    Company advertising 100% human-written medical research manuscripts is entirely AI, with fake PhD reviewers and AI customer service. Real experts listed without consent. Source: 404 Media https://www. 404media.co/company-offering-1 00-human-written-never-ai-peer-review-is-entirel…

    LINKS 404media.co/company-offering-100-human-wr…
  7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely # AI https://www. 404media.co/company-offering-1 00-human-written-never-ai-peer-rev

    Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely # AI https://www. 404media.co/company-offering-1 00-human-written-never-ai-peer-review-is-entirely-ai/

    LINKS 404media.co/company-offering-100-human-wr…
  8. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A company claiming to provide 100% human-written medical research for peer review is actually entirely AI-generated, an investigation has found. Research Gold a

    A company claiming to provide 100% human-written medical research for peer review is actually entirely AI-generated, an investigation has found. Research Gold advertises services including systematic reviews and meta-analyses, but the PhD reviewers listed on its website are AI-ge…

    LINKS 404media.co/company-offering-100-human-wr…
  9. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.404m edia.co/company-offering-100-human-writt

    Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.404m edia.co/company-offering-100-human-written-never-ai-peer-review-is-entirely-ai/

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