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Exploiting Large Language Models in Peer Review: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks and Integrity Probes

Exploiting Large Language Models in Peer Review: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks and Integrity Probes

Large language models are beginning to enter peer review. Yet this use creates a security problem: the manuscript being judged can also contain hidden instructions that shape the model's judgment.

Researchers Need Dedicated Tools, Not "off the Shelf" AI

Researchers Need Dedicated Tools, Not "off the Shelf" AI

Author surveys show researchers regularly turn to generic "off the shelf" AI tools Akhilesh Ayer argues for a more careful research-centric approach.

Universities Are Relying on AI-detection Software to Catch Cheating. How Well Do the Programs Work?

Universities Are Relying on AI-detection Software to Catch Cheating. How Well Do the Programs Work?

Technology companies say that their services can sniff out AI-generated writing, but their tools vary in technique and quality.

AI Promised to Democratise Academic Publishing - the Evidence Says Otherwise

AI Promised to Democratise Academic Publishing - the Evidence Says Otherwise

It was thought AI would level the playing field in academic publishing for non-native English speakers. A growing body of evidence to reveals the opposite.

Gendered AI Design Reflects and Reinforces Society's Biases

Gendered AI Design Reflects and Reinforces Society's Biases

When AI tools are designed with a gender, they don't just encode gendered values they also encourage users to engage with them in biased ways.

Tool Flags Suspicious Journals Before Researchers Submit Papers

Tool Flags Suspicious Journals Before Researchers Submit Papers

The free platform, called Journal Trends, could also allow integrity sleuths to spot low-quality publications.

New AI System Could Help Scientists Keep Up With The Explosion of Research Papers

New AI System Could Help Scientists Keep Up With The Explosion of Research Papers

Queen Mary University researchers have developed a new AI-powered framework designed to help scientists review and analyse vast amounts of literature faster, more transparently, and with greater human oversight.

How Countries Write Their AI Strategies - Mapping the Many Models of Governance

How Countries Write Their AI Strategies - Mapping the Many Models of Governance

In penning their national AI strategies governments are not only deciding how to regulate AI. They are also defining what AI should deliver, from economic growth to public-sector transformation. 

First AI Tool to Detect Suspicious Peer Reviews Rolled out by Academic Publisher

First AI Tool to Detect Suspicious Peer Reviews Rolled out by Academic Publisher

Artificial-intelligence tool spots copied peer reviews, helping to uncover fraud in academic publishing.

Vibe Coding for Qualitative Researchers - Can AI Really Build Our Research Tools?

Vibe Coding for Qualitative Researchers - Can AI Really Build Our Research Tools?

As proponents of AI claim it will soon replace software engineers, what does this mean for qualitative researchers and research software development?

Comparing LLM and Expert Assessments of Journal Quality

Comparing LLM and Expert Assessments of Journal Quality

Some research funding systems rely on expert-assigned journal rankings to allocate resources. LLMs can approximate expert-assigned rankings with high overall accuracy, with most errors occurring between adjacent levels.

Responses to the AI Grant Flood Must Prioritize Fairness As Part of Excellence

Responses to the AI Grant Flood Must Prioritize Fairness As Part of Excellence

Research funding agencies are battling a wave of AI-assisted applications. Countermeasures should not entrench existing power structures.

Can ChatGPT Evaluate Research Environments?

Can ChatGPT Evaluate Research Environments?

Can Large Language Models (LLMs) support the process or validate expert evaluations? ChatGPT-4o mini scores correlated positively with expert scores in almost all 34 (field-based) Units of Assessment (UoAs).

Alan Turing Institute Not Providing Value for Money, Says UKRI

Alan Turing Institute Not Providing Value for Money, Says UKRI

Critical review calls for “significant change” at beleaguered national AI institute, as chair steps down.

Hallucinated Citations Are Polluting the Scientific Literature. What Can Be Done?

Hallucinated Citations Are Polluting the Scientific Literature. What Can Be Done?

Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests.

AI Policy is Penalising the Students Most Trying to Comply

AI Policy is Penalising the Students Most Trying to Comply

Jim Dickinson presents findings from new research on students' use of AI – and argues the sector is punishing precisely the disposition it should be cultivating.