Retraction Watch readers have likely heard about papers showing evidence that they were written by ChatGPT, including one that went viral. We and others have reported on the phenomenon. Here’…
Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment - a cheat sheet
The numbers clearly show this is a pointless distraction for the climate movement
Verification Handbook | DataJournalism.com
This book equips journalists with the knowledge to investigate on disinformation and media manipulation.
Retracted coronavirus (COVID-19) papers
via CDC We’ve been tracking retractions of papers about COVID-19 as part of our database. Here’s a running list, which will be updated as needed. (For some context on these figures, see…
AI Detector — Verified AI Content Checker | Pangram
Detect AI-generated text in essays, articles & documents. Identifies ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & more with 99.98% accuracy. Third-party verified results.
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing
This is a list of writing and formatting conventions typical of AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, with real examples taken from Wikipedia articles and drafts. It is a field guide to help detect undisclosed AI-generated content on Wikipedia: while some of the signs may be broadly applicable, some may not apply in a non-Wikipedia context.[a] Not all text featuring these indicators is AI-generated, as the large language models that power AI chatbots are trained on human writing, including Wikipedia. Many elements of AI writing can be found in editorials, blogs, or fan fiction.
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AI Fiction in the Wild
This website hosts anonymized ChatGPT-user conversations where users requested some form of fiction generation—including stories, novels, scripts, roleplay, hypothetical scenarios, erotic imaginings, and more. The data is drawn from WildChat and was collected voluntarily and with users’ consent between 2023 and 2024. The models were powered by GPT-3.5 and GPT-4.
AI Fiction in the Wild
This website hosts anonymized ChatGPT-user conversations where users requested some form of fiction generation—including stories, novels, scripts, roleplay, hypothetical scenarios, erotic imaginings, and more. The data is drawn from WildChat and was collected voluntarily and with users’ consent between 2023 and 2024. The models were powered by GPT-3.5 and GPT-4.
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Every Online Contretemps Is Definitionally Stupid
I meant to write something else and this is what came out. It is very weird to be writing about this again.
Sure Seems Like Subnautica 2’s Developers Are Going To Get Their $250 Million Bonus
Perhaps the most costly example yet of why you should never take advice from ChatGPT
Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows
A newly published study of how college students interact with chatbots and human strangers showed talking to a random person offers more connection than an LLM.
Ubisoft Embargoes Journalists Reporting On Latest Round Of Layoffs
This is not typically what embargoes are for
Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
I saw in a recent issue of the Times Literary Supplement that you have been critical of the “chambermaid” study which purported to show that people were losing weight without changing their diet or exercise. I agree that this study did not show what it claimed.
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