Professor publishes 200+ papers and up to 14 books in one year amid AI slop concerns
EricTopol · x · 2026-09-24
Physician-scientist Eric Topol shared a report of a professor who published 200+ papers and as many as 14 books in a single year — output almost certainly mass-generated with AI.
The case highlights how AI-generated content is overwhelming academic publishing, as peer review and authorship norms struggle against paper-mill-scale production. Topol's terse comment, 'I'll leave it there,' says it all.
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