Here’s a wild one: Over 50 papers at NeurIPS, the leading AI conference, were found to have AI-generated, totally fake citations—some even with made-up authors and journals. As AI tools become standard in research, how do we keep academic rigor intact? Should conferences overhaul their review process, or is this just growing pains for a field moving at warp speed? Let’s debate: Is AI helping or hurting scientific credibility? #Tech #AIethics #ResearchIntegrity