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89% of December PubMed papers show signs of AI-assisted writing

A recent study found that 89% of scientific papers published in December and archived on PubMed exhibited signs of AI-assisted writing. This indicates a significant and widespread adoption of AI tools in academic research and publication. AI

IMPACT Suggests a rapid integration of AI writing tools into the scientific publishing workflow.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a finding from a study about AI-assisted writing in scientific papers. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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89% of December PubMed papers show signs of AI-assisted writing

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The cluster reports on a finding from a study about AI-assisted writing in scientific papers. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    “89% The proportion of papers published in December and archived in PubMed that showed signs of # AI -assisted writing.” https:// arxiv.org/abs/2608.10715

    “89% The proportion of papers published in December and archived in PubMed that showed signs of # AI -assisted writing.” https:// arxiv.org/abs/2608.10715