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AI software helps spot academic paper fraud

09/23/202209/22/2022 Stephanie Beck

Proofig and ImageTwin programs are able to help identify falsified “Western blot” image data. AI software is starting to be used by scientific publishers in order to help better spot fraud in submissions of academic papers. The American Association for Cancer Research and Taylor & Francis have begun using the tech. In the case of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and Taylor & Francis, the AI software being used to help spot the fraudulent academic paper submissions is Proofig. That particular image-checking program is from an Israeli company…

Artificial intelligence in France spots 20,000 undeclared swimming pools

09/07/202209/06/2022 John Montgallo

Tax authorities in the country say that AI has helped them to collect an additional €10 million. French tax officials have announced that through the use of artificial intelligence technology, they have been able to detect thousands of undeclared swimming pools, making it possible for them to collect an additional €10 million. The AI software used aerial image data to detect the pools and whether they had been declared. The French authorities used the artificial intelligence technology along with aerial imagery and tax data to determine whether pools were located…