Claim 116 · research-integrity · finding

Walters & Wilder 2023 document that ChatGPT fabricates a large share of the bibliographic citations it generates, with systematic studies typically finding fabrication rates in the 47–69% range.

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E11 states that ChatGPT tends to cite works that do not exist, that 6 studies systematically investigated the problem, and that the proportion of fabricated citations is typically in the 47–69% range.

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    “the proportion of fabricated citations is typically in the 47–69% range, with a higher rate in geography than in medicine.”

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    William H. Walters 2023: Fabrication and errors in the bibliographic citations generated by ChatGPTGreenDOI ↗