This Retraction Watch Weekend Reads roundup is flagged primarily because of the 'journal editor resigns for AI concerns' item embedded within it. An editor walking away over AI-related issues is a strong human-interest signal about grassroots resistance to AI integration at the journal level. The broader roundup also notes: Hijacked Journal Checker now exceeds 450 entries and the Retraction Watch Database surpasses 65,000 retractions — both benchmarks for the scale of the integrity crisis AI is being asked to help address (or is making worse).

Source: Retraction Watch