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ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis

Researchers say that the model behind the chatbot fabricated a convincing bogus database, but a forensic examination shows it doesn’t pass for authentic.
  1. Miryam Naddaf
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Researchers have used the technology behind the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT to create a fake clinical-trial data set to support an unverified scientific claim.

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Nature 623, 895-896 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03635-w

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