>> LLM-generated citations might look legitimate, but the content of the citations might be fabricated.
Friendy reminder that the entire output from an LLM is fabricated.
haffi112 · 8m ago
You would think that Springer did the due diligence here, but what is the value of a brand such as Springer if they let these AI slops through their cracks?
This is an opportunity for brands to sell verifiability, i.e., that the content they are selling has been properly vetted, which was obviously not the case here.
veltas · 56m ago
Unfortunately not surprising, the quality of a lot of textbooks has been bad for a long time. Students aren't discerning and lecturers often don't try the book out themselves.
gammalost · 7m ago
I agree. I feel that Springer is not doing enough to uphold their reputation. One example of this being a book on RL that I found[1]. It is clear that no one seriously reviewed the content of this book. They are, despite its clear flaws charging 50+ euro.
I saw this recently on some congress abstracts. I think it is just AI generated content. References look real and don’t exist.
PicassoCTs · 4m ago
To imagine this driving a singularity, meanwhile its putting the final nail in science, together with paper-spam and research-reward decline. They are going to hang us tech-priests from the lamp-posts when the consequences of this bullshit artistry hit home.
Friendy reminder that the entire output from an LLM is fabricated.
This is an opportunity for brands to sell verifiability, i.e., that the content they are selling has been properly vetted, which was obviously not the case here.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-37345-9