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The Strange Rise of 'Vegetative Electron Microscopy' in Science
Original: Vegetative Electron Microscopy WTF? (2025) https://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/vegetative-electron-microscopy.html
A nonsensical phrase, 'vegetative electron microscopy', is drawing attention as an example of AI-generated errors creeping into scientific writing. The term, which has no real meaning, is believed to have originated as a mistranslation artifact and has since appeared in published papers and citations, sparking discussion about how large language models amplify and recycle each other's mistakes in academic literature.
Why now: Researchers are alarmed that AI-generated nonsense phrases are multiplying through scientific papers and citation chains.
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- Vegetative Electron Microscopy WTF? (2025) https://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/vegetative-electron-microscopy.html # HackerNews # Tech # Science · hackernews@robot.villas · 4
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