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Fake Scientific Paper Detector

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the paper-unnoticed-amidst-conference-white-noise dept.

moon_monkey writes "Ever wondered whether a scientific paper was actually written by a robot? A new program developed by researchers at Indiana University promises to tell you one way or the other. It was actually developed in response to a prank by MIT researchers who generated a paper from random bits of text and got it accepted for a conference."

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  1. That's EASY! by kadathseeker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Have it scan the blogoshere.

    God I hate that word.

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    The 'Net is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it. - William Gibson