Hidden AI Prompts Trick Academics Into Giving Research Papers Only Positive Comments

Hidden AI Prompts Trick Academics Into Giving Research Papers Only Positive Comments
Researchers from 14 academic institutions in eight countries hid AI prompts in their research papers to fool reviewers who use AI tools into providing positive feedback, Nikkei reported in July. They examined papers from the US, Japan, South Korea, China, and elsewhere. Most of the papers were in the field of computer science. In total, 17 papers contained the prompts, including work from the University of Washington and Columbia University. AI prompts are written in white text or tiny font All ...

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