Claim 122 · research-integrity · finding

Arzilli et al. 2025 warn that increased reliance on AI-driven authoring tools could exacerbate an infodemic of unreliable or misleading information, a risk amplified by the prevailing publish-or-perish culture.

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E26 states verbatim that increased reliance on AI-driven authoring tools could exacerbate an 'infodemic' of potentially unreliable or misleading information, a risk exacerbated by the prevailing 'publish or perish' culture.

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  1. 01

    “Increased reliance on AI-driven authoring tools could exacerbate an "infodemic"—an overwhelming flood of potentially unreliable or misleading information.”

    Full-text passage · no page number · evidence E26

    Passage read from www.ebi.ac.uk, which may be a preprint rather than the published version.

  2. 02

    “This risk is exacerbated by the prevailing "publish or perish" culture, which prioritizes publication volume over meaningful contributions.”

    Full-text passage · no page number · evidence E26

    Passage read from www.ebi.ac.uk, which may be a preprint rather than the published version.