CIRCLE WITH A DOT

The Atlantic: Science Is Drowning in AI Slop. “Almost immediately after large language models went mainstream, manuscripts started pouring into journal inboxes in unprecedented numbers. Some portion of this effect can be chalked up to AI’s ability to juice productivity, especially among non-English-speaking scientists who need help presenting their research. But ChatGPT and its ilk are also […] https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/19/the-atlantic-science-is-drowning-in-ai-slop/

@Dianora yeah it's a whole rabbithole, so I keep thinking of all the important stuff that gets this same careless treatment

Don't believe everything you see online. There are multiple predators behind these campaigns.The online deluge is "fueled in part by state-linked propaganda and influence campaigns — particularly around who is winning the war and how many casualties there have been."AP: State actors are behind much of the visual misinformation about the Iran war https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-images-misinformation-russia-israel-9e495017dc5c4bf24a0b6152863dbfb1 @AssociatedPress #misinformation

New.Picus: Iranian Threat Actors: What Defenders Need to Know https://www.picussecurity.com/resource/iranian-threat-actors-what-defenders-need-to-know Zscaler: Middle East Conflict Fuels Opportunistic Cyber Attacks https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/middle-east-conflict-fuels-opportunistic-cyber-attacks #infosec #threatresearch #misinformation