Elena, Aris, Marcus: : AI-Generated ‘Ghosts’ are Polluting the Scientific Literature

Large language models repeatedly create fictional experts that appear across the web and academic publishing. Models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI reuse specific fake identities such as Elena Vasquez and Elara Voss. These fabricated personas raise concerns about the integrity of the scientific literature.

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