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Andrew Gelman flags academic author's rapid LLM-generated paper retraction

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Andrew Gelman observed an academic author who rapidly published 259 papers on the preprint server SSRN in 2026, exhibiting clear signs of LLM usage. Shortly after Gelman's initial post, the author's paper count began to drastically decrease, dropping to 99, then 83, and eventually 44. Gelman speculated on the reason for this rapid retraction, suggesting his own post likely prompted the author to remove the LLM-generated papers. AI

IMPACT Highlights concerns about LLM-generated academic content and the potential for rapid retraction when detected.

RANK_REASON Andrew Gelman's observation and commentary on an academic's use of LLMs for paper generation and subsequent retraction.

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Andrew Gelman flags academic author's rapid LLM-generated paper retraction

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Somebody's embarassed. Andrew Gelman posted this morning about an academic who has posted 259 papers to the preprint server SSRN in 2026. Signs of LLM use are u

    Somebody's embarassed. Andrew Gelman posted this morning about an academic who has posted 259 papers to the preprint server SSRN in 2026. Signs of LLM use are unmistakable. https:// statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu /2026/08/27/258/ And then he posted a few hours later how, when fol…

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