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Generative AI fabricates species in citizen science platforms, threatens research integrity

AI-generated fake observations of animals are infiltrating iNaturalist and eBird, potentially contaminating biodiversity research and scientific papers.

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“Because so much modern biodiversity research increasingly incorporates citizen science records, I felt it was important to document this vulnerability early, before AI-generated observations became commonplace.”— Kris Anderson, Mantis specialist, independent researcher · Phys.org
Kris Anderson Independent researcher, mantis specialistAlexander Lees Bird specialist, biodiversity researcherThomas Burger Computational biologist, Grenoble Alpes University+1
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