AI’s research blunder: How a mistake sparked a chain of flawed scientific papers. Can artificial intelligence be trusted in academia?

In an era where artificial intelligence is shaping nearly every aspect of human life, its growing influence on academic research is raising serious concerns. A viral video from Instagram account @brokenscienceinitiative has ignited debate after exposing how an AI-generated mistake led to a cascade of flawed research papers—nearly two dozen, to be exact.

What began as a simple misinterpretation by AI spiraled into a shocking example of the dangers of unchecked automation in academia. The mistake, buried deep within scientific literature, went…