<![CDATA["Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask]]>"Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/3b8350fe-1032-45a6-9426-c9c344a3300d/do-you-know-for-a-fact-that-this-amazing-thing-that-was-ostensibly-done-by-an-ai-isn-t-just-yet-another-fake-and-other-questions-that-journalists-find-too-spicy-to-askRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 03:03:40 GMTWed, 05 Jun 2024 21:54:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Mon, 04 May 2026 20:13:20 GMT]]>> The Editor has decided to retract this paper owing to concerns regarding discrepancies in the meta-analysis. These issues ultimately undermine the confidence the Editor can place in the validity of the analysis and resulting conclusions. The authors have not responded to correspondence regarding this retraction.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07310-z

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/116518132162430127https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/116518132162430127Mon, 04 May 2026 20:13:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:33:29 GMT]]>Huh another AI fake

Almost like there's a pattern

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/114613787650284876https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/114613787650284876Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:33:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Fri, 16 May 2025 19:00:59 GMT]]>Then:

> The paper said that after an AI tool was implemented at a large materials-science lab, researchers discovered significantly more materials—a result that suggested that, in certain settings, AI could substantially improve worker productivity

Now:

> MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student’s AI Research Paper

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/mit-says-it-no-longer-stands-behind-student-s-ai-research-paper/ar-AA1EUFwO

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/114519052086830342https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/114519052086830342Fri, 16 May 2025 19:00:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:43:58 GMT]]>> Two biotechs say they’re using AI to conjure drugs from scratch. Their documents suggest otherwise

> Experts are skeptical of the grand claims of startups like Absci and Generate Biomedicines

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/ai-drug-development-claims-by-biotech-companies-absci-generate-biomedicines-questioned/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113979650118710160https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113979650118710160Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:43:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Sun, 09 Feb 2025 16:55:55 GMT]]>> Google faked Gemini AI output in Super Bowl ad

https://www.theverge.com/news/608188/google-fake-gemini-ai-output-super-bowl

New AI fakery in 2025

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113974978539718285https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113974978539718285Sun, 09 Feb 2025 16:55:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:50:46 GMT]]>Reminder that ChatGPT didn't ace the bar exam (old article I know)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113562553342412974https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113562553342412974Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:50:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:09:55 GMT]]>Reminder that the Tesla "robots" are just remote controlled mannikins

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/reports-teslas-prototype-optimus-robots-were-controlled-by-humans/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113330237974466230https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113330237974466230Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:09:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:15:05 GMT]]>The Tesla robots were being controlled remotely

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-elon-musks-dream-of-robot-slaves-isnt-coming-soon/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113302654512665835https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113302654512665835Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:15:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:22:36 GMT]]>tl;dr: Google Gemini video is a fake

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242897/google-gemini-unlists-misleading-video-ai

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113125972774377099https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/113125972774377099Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:22:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:44:11 GMT]]>Next time a techbro tells you about his shiny new AI that does something impossibly cool

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/112569735706552599https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/112569735706552599Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:44:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:36:39 GMT]]>Idk about you

But I'm starting to think that the next time someone says "look at the cool thing this AI did unaided"

Maybe our default position should be

"I don't believe you"

"Prove it"

"Extraordinary claims merit extraordinary scepticism"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/112569706028005498https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/112569706028005498Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:36:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Do you know for a fact that this amazing thing that was ostensibly 'done by an AI' isn't just YET ANOTHER FAKE?" and other questions that journalists find too spicy to ask on Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:32:40 GMT]]>That Tesla self-driving car demo video from like 2016

The Google Gemini Demo video

"ChatGPT can pass the bar exam"

^ These were all fakes, lies

These AIs don't work, they're really bad, even at the basic stuff it's supposed to be good at like "summarizing documents"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/112569690414265569https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/112569690414265569Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:32:40 GMT