Google Paper: Autonomous AI Research Hallucinates 90% Without Checks
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-01
A new Google paper reveals the risks of autonomous AI research. Without reliability modules, severe result hallucinations appeared in 90% of Agent Laboratory papers and 46% of Co-Scientist papers. When Co-Scientist cross-referenced claims with execution logs, the hallucination rate dropped to 4% and complete data fabrication to 0%.
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