Fake references.
While peer-reviewing an academic paper, I checked the reference list and found that around 80% of the cited sources simply do not exist. It seems highly likely that they were fabricated by GenAI.
This isn't a mistake. It's academic misconduct. Brazen, lazy, and profoundly unethical.
This is an abuse of the peer-review process and a waste of reviewers' time.
#NoGenAI #FakeReferences #Spookreferenties