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AI-generated text in research paper sparks user criticism

A user on Mastodon expressed frustration with a machine learning paper that appeared to have sections written by AI, noting that the human authors seemed to have let the AI "wander off the farm." The user found the paper to be long-winded and embarrassing for the researchers involved, particularly in the parts where the AI's output was not properly edited before publication. AI

IMPACT Highlights concerns about the quality and authenticity of AI-assisted research.

RANK_REASON User opinion on a research paper that appears to contain AI-generated content.

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AI-generated text in research paper sparks user criticism

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

    1/2 Well, It had to happen sooner or later Dept: Yesterday reading an otherwise excellent but somewhat long winded paper on combining various machine learning a

    1/2 Well, It had to happen sooner or later Dept: Yesterday reading an otherwise excellent but somewhat long winded paper on combining various machine learning and pattern recognition modalities for malware detection…and the thing started to wander off the farm ; you could tell wh…