Code & Cure
#40 - How Two Fake Medical Papers Tricked AI
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What happens when fake science looks real enough for AI to believe it? “Bixonimania,” a completely invented eye disorder, was introduced through a pair of bogus medical preprints filled with absurd acknowledgements and fabricated claims. It should have been easy to dismiss. Instead, chatbots began repeating it with confidence, describing symptoms, risk factors, and even suggesting users see an…