I simply don't get this. I say the same thing every time I hear of research/scientific fraud.
I can understand why researchers want to commit fraud but why do they actually do it? Is it because they actually believe they can get away with it indefinitely, or are they gambling they can do so long enough to meet their goals—fool everyone long enough to get through their careers after which they couldn't care less about their reputations?
I find it hard to believe these smart people actually believe they can get away with it. Surely they don't and they must know their reputations will be ruined when they're found out.
As sure as day follows night, they'll eventually get caught out by others who are researching their papers and comparing their data with other researchers whether it's within weeks of publication or decades later. And they must know that AI will expose them as it can automate comparisons with similar research and their data will be found to be anomalous.
I can understand why researchers want to commit fraud but why do they actually do it? Is it because they actually believe they can get away with it indefinitely, or are they gambling they can do so long enough to meet their goals—fool everyone long enough to get through their careers after which they couldn't care less about their reputations?
I find it hard to believe these smart people actually believe they can get away with it. Surely they don't and they must know their reputations will be ruined when they're found out.
As sure as day follows night, they'll eventually get caught out by others who are researching their papers and comparing their data with other researchers whether it's within weeks of publication or decades later. And they must know that AI will expose them as it can automate comparisons with similar research and their data will be found to be anomalous.