This shouldn’t even have to be said.
Pivot to AI $119 Springer cancer treatments book: ‘As an AI language model …’ – David Gerard 12 April 2025 – (video) $119 Springer cancer book: ‘As an AI language model …’ Pivot to AI Apr 12, 2025 Peter Purgathofer looked over “Advanced Nanovaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy” by Nanasaheb Thorat, published in March by Springer Nature. On page 25, he found why we pay Springer the big bucks: [hci.social] “It is important to note that as an AI language model, I can provide a general perspective, but you should consult with medical professionals for personalized advice.” Springer was selling this book for $119 to $160. Others say the rest of the book reads a lot like sloppy LLM cut-and-paste. Some of the references don’t say what they’re cited as backing — in a manner that looks a lot like how LLMs generate citations.
My letter to reps:
We need penalties for people using chatbots to write scam medical books like the one recently being sold recently by Springer that had telltale AI text on page 25, and professionals reported read like sloppy chatbot stuff. This is not just fraudulent but could cost people’s lives and health when it’s being used for medical texts.
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