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Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help

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TL;DR - Nature reports that 90% of biomedical papers published in December and archived in PubMed show signs of AI assistance, far exceeding earlier estimates of large-language-model use. The finding suggests AI-supported writing has become widespread in biomedical publishing.

  • The reported 90% figure applies specifically to December publications indexed in PubMed.
  • The evidence indicates signs of AI help, not necessarily that AI generated entire papers.
  • The estimate is substantially higher than previous assessments of LLM use.
  • The limited item content does not specify the detection method, sample size or types of assistance measured.

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Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help

Nature Kaia Glickman 2026-08-20 doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02551-z
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TL;DR - Nature reports that 90% of biomedical papers published in December and archived in PubMed show signs of AI assistance, far exceeding earlier estimates of large-language-model use. The finding suggests AI-supported writing has become widespread in biomedical publishing.

  • The reported 90% figure applies specifically to December publications indexed in PubMed.
  • The evidence indicates signs of AI help, not necessarily that AI generated entire papers.
  • The estimate is substantially higher than previous assessments of LLM use.
  • The limited item content does not specify the detection method, sample size or types of assistance measured.
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