Bizarre AI-Generated Rat Image in Peer-Reviewed Cell Biology Article Leaves Scientists Stunned and Appalled
XI’AN, CHINA – The scientific world was left appalled after AI-generated figures in a peer-reviewed article published in a reputable journal circulated on social media. The figures, acknowledged to be made by Midjourney, were deemed uninterpretable, containing gibberish text and one including an image of a rat with grotesquely large and bizarre genitals, along with a text label of “dck.” The publisher of the review article, Frontiers, posted an “expression of concern” in response to …