Researcher Despairs as Gemini Cites 'Emergent Mind' for Made-up AUROC Baselines
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-17
Researcher Joe Janizek, self-described as very pro-AI, laments the degradation of the information environment: searching Google for "CT-RATE AUROC" baselines, Gemini cited numbers from a site called "Emergent Mind," likely unreliable. Stanford professor Anshul Kundaje amplified the post, highlighting how AI-powered search can inject hallucinated figures into research workflows.
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