Harvard Professor Implicated in AI-Generated Citation Ring of Slop Papers
suchenzang · x · 2026-08-03
An investigation reveals that a draft paper cited in a potentially plagiarized work not only references another unpublished draft but is also thick with AI-generated slop. The poster points out that this is damning evidence of an entire 'citation ring' of AI-generated garbage being created to artificially boost citations. Shockingly, the author notes this involves a Harvard professor, highlighting severe academic misconduct using AI.
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