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Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations

https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/30/springer-nature-book-on-machine-learning-is-full-of-made-up-citations/
11•sohkamyung•5h ago

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gen6acd60af•4h ago
Yikes, here's a preview: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mastering_Machine_Learn...
MountainMan1312•4h ago
> we checked 18 of the 46 citations in the book

This isn't braining for me. Why? Why 18? You're already here, doing the thing... why would you not just check them all? How long can it take? What is with you "science" types and never finishing the job or just doing anything right in general?

AlexeyBrin•4h ago
Probably because 18/46 was more than enough to completely discredit the book and author. Investing more time into this obvious AI generated slop would just be a waste of time.
MountainMan1312•2h ago
Okay you changed my mind