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On checking sources in the age of AI – written by Terje Lien, teacher. Practical, verifiable, no scaremongering.
How to check your reference list before you submit
Five minutes before the deadline can save you a lot. How to catch references that don't exist, wrong years and AI-invented sources – before your marker does.
Read the article →Why AI chatbots invent references – and how to spot them
Language models can produce citations that look real but do not exist. Why it happens, what it has cost people, and the warning signs to look for.
Read the article →A DOI is not proof: how to verify a citation properly
A reference with a DOI looks trustworthy, but a real DOI can point to the wrong paper. What a DOI is, and the three checks that actually verify a citation.
Read the article →Retracted papers: how to check before you cite
Thousands of papers are retracted every year, and many keep being cited. How retractions work and how to make sure your sources are still standing.
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