Retraction Watch
PulseAugur coverage of Retraction Watch — every cluster mentioning Retraction Watch across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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Springer Nature to flag AI-generated content in scientific books
Springer Nature, a major scientific publisher, will begin issuing "expressions of concern" for books that may contain AI-generated content. This move by Retraction Watch follows an increase in AI-generated "slop" appear…
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Elsevier defamation suit over manipulated study nears trial
A $1 billion defamation lawsuit against Elsevier, alleging the company published a manipulated study, is moving closer to trial. The case centers on a paper that plaintiffs claim was falsified. Retraction Watch has repo…
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Stanford expert: Gene-editing therapies not ready for human trials
Gene-editing therapies, particularly for neurological conditions, are not yet mature enough for widespread human trials, according to Stanford University expert Karoly Nikolich. He estimates that it could take up to fiv…
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Kaggle removes stroke dataset citing copyright, not scientific integrity
Kaggle has removed a stroke dataset after Retraction Watch reported it was problematic and lacked scientific integrity. Researchers had used this dataset to train AI models, believing it was curated for post-stroke stat…
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China's gene-editing trial death sparks fears of regulatory backlash
A child's death following a gene-editing trial in China has raised concerns about potential regulatory backlash and serious failures in risk assessment and transparency. The incident, involving a bespoke therapy for a n…
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Chinese scientist investigated after girl dies from experimental gene therapy
A six-year-old girl named Mei has died following an experimental gene-editing therapy administered by Chinese scientist Qiu Zilong. Her parents reported that she suffered a fatal immune reaction seven days after receivi…
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Science infrastructure adapts for AI integration
The scientific community relies on a robust infrastructure for managing identity, provenance, and integrity in research. Systems like arXiv, DOIs, and ORCID are crucial for scientific publishing and knowledge disseminat…
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AI firms' use of open science data sparks collaboration vs. privatization debate
AI companies are extensively using open science infrastructure like arXiv, ORCID, and PubMed for their research. This practice raises questions about whether it represents genuine collaboration or a form of privatizatio…
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Machine learning book by Springer Nature contains fabricated citations
A newly published machine learning textbook by Springer Nature, titled "Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced," has been found to contain numerous fabricated citations. An investigation revealed that two-t…