MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics
MI5 says China's MSS used front company CGTRI to fund research involving more than 100 UK-linked academics.
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MI5 Warns Over 100 Academics Helped China's Espionage Plans
MI5 warned that over 100 UK-linked academics unknowingly aided MSS espionage via projects funded through China's CGTRI/CAGT front organization.
Science or Slop?: Benchmarking and Mitigating Scientific Slop in AI-Generated Papers
Researchers introduce SciSlopBench, detecting AI-generated scientific papers at 85.9% accuracy via reasoning-breakdown measures, plus SciSlopHarness to mitigate slop.
OpenAI’s sly mathematical breakthrough sends a chill through academia
OpenAI claims an unreleased model solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem in 88 hours using ~10,000 agents, sparking academic scooping controversy.
US charges 17 Iranian hackers over 31-terabyte academic data theft
US indicts 17 Iranian Mabna Institute hackers who stole 31TB of academic data from universities, companies, and agencies via spearphishing.
Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI
404 Media found Research Gold, advertised as '100% human-written' medical research, is run entirely by AI with fake PhD staff.