Photoshopped neurons exposed in Nature-published papers; only one retraction in a year
owl_posting · x · 2026-09-21
owlposting amplifies an exposé video claiming Neurodigitech LLC supplied clearly photoshopped neuron images to research teams whose papers appeared in Nature, JBC and other journals. A year after the discovery, only one paper—in Frontiers—has been corrected. The post also riffs that talking to AI models makes one think less about model intelligence and more about how clever (and deceptive) humans are.
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