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Investigation: preprint research papers on arXiv from 14 academic institutions in eight countries had hidden prompts telling AI tools to give positive reviews (Nikkei Asia)

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Positive-review-only-Researchers-hide-AI-prompts-in-papers
http://www.techmeme.com/250705/p15#a250705p15

'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers

Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review

Nikkei Asia

Greg Linden 2d ago

Karl Bode 2d ago

cannot believe there are delays in the stock-pumping fake robot con

Tesla Optimus is in shambles a...

Tesla Optimus is in shambles as head of program exits, production delayed

Tesla’s humanoid robot program, Optimus, is reportedly in disarray amid the departure of the senior vice president in charge, Milan...

Electrek

Greg Linden 6d ago

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Greg Linden 6d ago

@Techmeme Not sure about this claim because it sounds like the AI tool could search for the answers but the humans could not. From the paper: "possible that some off-the-shelf models were trained on [part of the test set but] ... we asked the [doctors] in our study to refrain from using search engines." The Wired article has good quotes at the end saying a real clinical trial would be a better evaluation, but this evaluation doesn't justify strong conclusions.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.22405

Greg Linden 6d ago

Matt Novak Jun 29

Useful technology isn't something people are forced to use. This was one of the really interesting things I heard maybe a year ago from so many pundits. Things like "I'm trying to think of ways to use this so I become good at it." That's not how productivity tools are supposed to work.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lsjo5pnx6byjoo27omtcoyly/post/3lsoryn4enc2p

Greg Linden Jun 28

Techmeme Jun 28

An in-depth look at how foreign scammers use US banks to facilitate large-scale transfers of funds stolen from victims of "pig butchering" scams overseas (Cezary Podkul/ProPublica)

https://www.propublica.org/article/pig-butchering-scam-cybercrime-us-banks-money-laundering
http://www.techmeme.com/250628/p6#a250628p6

How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans

Asian crime syndicates’ online scams have reached industrial proportions, cheating victims around the world out of more than $44 billion a year. U.S. banks have been unable to stop them.

ProPublica

Greg Linden Jun 25

Techmeme Jun 25

A surge in AI-generated résumés is overwhelming employers, who are turning to AI screening and interviewing tools to assess responses and rank candidates (Sarah Kessler/New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/business/dealbook/ai-job-applications.html
http://www.techmeme.com/250624/p40#a250624p40

Employers Are Buried in A.I.-Generated Résumés

Candidates are frustrated. Employers are overwhelmed. The problem? An untenable pile of applications — many of them generated with the help of A.I. tools.

The New York Times

Greg Linden Jun 25

e.w. niedermeyer Jun 25

folks are building lists of all the Tesla robotaxi failures, and it's important to remember that we're talking about a fleet of <20 vehicles, over three days, in one the smallest and easiest geofences possible, based on coverage from 100% fanboy influencers www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivin...

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Greg Linden Jun 24

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Greg Linden Jun 24

@arstechnica Predictable but stupid outcome, from the article: "Due to AI, the traditional hiring process has become overwhelmed with automated noise ... AI slop ... of ChatGPT-crafted résumés and bot-submitted applications ... An arms race between job seekers and employers, with both sides deploying increasingly sophisticated AI tools in a bot-versus-bot standoff that is quickly spiraling out of control."

Greg Linden Jun 24

Ars Technica Jun 24

The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun
As thousands of applications flood job posts, 'hiring slop' is kicking off an AI arms race.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/the-resume-is-dying-and-ai-is-holding-the-smoking-gun/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Greg Linden Jun 22

Fil Menczer Jun 21

The human response to the climate crisis is being obstructed and delayed by the production and circulation of misleading information about the nature of climate change and the available solutions.

https://www.ipie.info/research/sr2025-1

Information Integrity about Climate Science: A Systematic Review

Synthesis Report - Information Integrity about Climate Science: A Systematic Review

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