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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Josh Taylor Technology reporter

Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews

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Academic papers that are yet to undergo peer review were reportedly found to contain hidden instructions for large language models. Photograph: Olga Shumytskaya/Getty Images

Academics are reportedly hiding prompts in preprint papers for artificial intelligence tools, encouraging them to give positive reviews.

Nikkei reported on 1 July it had reviewed research papers from 14 academic institutions in eight countries, including Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore and two in the United States.

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