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Researcher uncovered AI-generated junk in scientific papers – and two with fake authors were still accepted
A researcher flagged two peer-reviewed papers for having entirely fabricated author names and citations. Both were accepted as oral presentations at conferences. In a broader review, the author found that 68 percent of the 22 papers he assessed in summer 2026 contained completely fabricated citations, fake author lists, or were clearly LLM-generated.
WHY IT MATTERS
The LLM-slop phenomenon undermines trust in the peer review process and allows weak or fraudulent research to slip through at top-tier conferences. It indicates that both authors and reviewers are not exercising sufficient diligence.
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