please do not worry. The rat deck will no longer hurt you. Open access paper containing bizarre AI-generated images The publication of a rat's genitals and a gibberish graphic was retracted by the publisher, who said the study authors had violated the journal's guidelines.
issued The research paper 'Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology' discusses the functions of stem cells associated with rat testes. But it wasn't the subject matter that drew attention. The study authors included some fantastically and grotesquely wrong images. The authors revealed in the body of the paper that the images were created by Midjourney. Most popular AI image generator.The article is Withdrawn on February 16th3 days after publication.
The study “included substandard numbers and annotations generated by the AI program, including 'rats',” a Frontiers spokesperson told Gizmodo in an email. “Despite having processes in place to ensure compliance, his continued use of AI-generated images in violation of our clear guidelines was overlooked and the paper was published.”
As Gizmodo pointed out at the time, Frontiers editing guidelines Manuscripts that are subject to an “initial quality check” by the journal's research integrity team and managing editor, even before peer review. Even so, the problematic illustrations ended up being printed.one of the newspapers a reviewer told Vice The images are not their responsibility. To date, the paper has been downloaded more than 24,000 times and viewed 358,673 times. This work certainly garnered more attention than scientifically accurate illustrations generated by AI or other methods.
Even if you've never explored the subterranean realm of a rodent, the rat's reproductive organs are clearly anatomically incorrect. In the Midjourney image, the animal's apparent phallus curves upward beyond the borders of the image. Perhaps the reader will assume that it is growing forever. The rat (the only entity correctly labeled by the AI) had at least three of her apparent testicles, and the diagram of the signaling pathway looked more like a board game than a useful diagram.
Most of the words in the images are misspelled, made of, or written with letters that are not letters at all. AI image generator is often have trouble writing sentences—That's all you need to look at. Last week's fake “vintage” image We asked McDonald's diners to look at a human example. recently, The entire script for a Willy Wonka-inspired event that goes awry. Located in Glasgow, Scotland.
“The attention generated by 'Rat' was driven by widespread concerns about the growing role of artificial intelligence in scientific publishing and all other aspects of society,” a Frontiers spokesperson wrote. “All the evidence shows that researchers continue to adopt and use AI in their research, confirming that this is a positive innovation and working hard to strengthen research outputs and publications.” We need to collectively provide tools and support.”
But that doesn't mean AI will have a presence in scientific publishing. Therefore, either “retard” the stem cells or medical research, journal editors, and of course publishers need to be careful not to let mistakes slip through the cracks. It shouldn't be the public's job to call attention to sloppy science. When such studies are published, the credibility of science is already undermined.
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