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Springer Nature Book 'Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced' Reportedly Published With Numerous Purportedly Nonexistent or Incorrect Citations

April 18, 2025

The book 'Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced', published by Springer Nature in April 2025, has been under scrutiny for alleged citation errors. Independent checks suggest numerous citations are either nonexistent or materially incorrect. Multiple researchers have reportedly confirmed that they did not author the cited material, with a consistent pattern resembling known LLM citation hallucinations. It's crucial to uphold trustworthy AI governance and maintain safe and secure AI practices in academic publications. For those interested in shaping responsible AI ecosystems, consider joining Project Cerebellum JOIN US. This incident highlights the importance of HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM's Govern function for establishing robust citation standards.

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Alleged deployer
springer-nature, govindakumar-madhavan
Alleged developer
unknown-large-language-model-developers, unknown-generative-ai-developers
Alleged harmed parties
students, readers-of-academic-and-technical-books, epistemic-integrity, academic-researchers

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