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AI unreliable in identifying retracted research papers, says study
A study of 21 LLMs finds they are inconsistent and unreliable at identifying retracted research papers, producing contradictory results on identical prompts.
Research integrity conference hit with AI-generated abstracts
The World Conference on Research Integrity — focused on AI risks — was itself flooded with AI-generated abstract submissions in an ironic echo of the problem it seeks to study.
AI-Reddit study leader gets warning as ethics committee moves to 'stricter review process'
A University of Zurich AI study that covertly deployed LLM-generated posts on Reddit without informed consent drew a formal ethics committee warning and triggered a stricter review process for future AI research.
Emerald Publishing and PRME announce collaboration to launch two new journals including Artificial Intelligence and Responsible Management
A new peer-reviewed journal specifically at the intersection of AI and responsible business management is notable as a signal that the academic publishing infrastructure is formalizing around AI ethics as a distinct discipline.
Taylor & Francis and Cactus Communications renew partnership providing AI language support to authors
A concrete industry deal: two well-known names renewing around a named product (Paperpal Preflight) with a specific use case — reducing desk-rejections via AI language feedback.
AI Readiness and the New Value Equation in Scholarly Publishing
A Scholarly Kitchen guest post laying out a strategic framework for how scholarly publishers can prepare for the AI era.
From 'AI helps me write' to 'AI runs the workflow': Eight Tech-trend Reports through a Publishing-and-learning Lens
The frame shift from "AI as tool" to "AI as infrastructure" is the most important strategic concept in publishing right now, and this piece synthesizes it across eight major industry reports — a useful meta-analysis.
There's an Elephant in the Room, but Not in Your Usage Reports
COUNTER reporting has been the industry standard for usage metrics for decades, but AI crawlers and LLM retrieval systems operate outside these frameworks.
Responding to the Threat of Zero-Click Search and AI Summaries: How Do We Tame The Crocodile?
"Zero-click" is the defining threat of 2026: users getting answers from AI summaries without ever visiting the source.
U.K. Publishers, Authors Applaud Highly Anticipated Report on AI and Copyright, but Uncertainty Remains
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STM Plants a Flag About Responsible Use of Research Content in GenAI
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Cochrane selects Laser AI and Nested Knowledge for evidence synthesis platform study
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