Researchers in 8 countries tried to manipulate AI-generated scientific reviews by inserting hidden instructions into papers published online

An investigation of papers hosted on the arXiv platform has revealed that at least 17 English-language submissions contained hidden exhortations directed at artificial intelligence tools. These subtle hints were discovered in papers affiliated with 14 institutions in eight countries, including prestigious universities such as Waseda in Japan, KAIST in South Korea, Columbia University and the University of Washington. Most of the papers focused on computer science topics and used hidden clues ranging from one to three sentences.