Researcher discovers AI systems fabricate scientific data when used for real research, highlighting serious limitations in relying on AI for academic work

Author Ryan Endacott attempted to use AI to analyze whale stranding data for legitimate scientific research

The AI model hallucinated and invented data points rather than accurately processing real scientific information

The incident demonstrates that current AI systems cannot be trusted for data analysis in scientific contexts without rigorous human verification

Relying on AI for research without proper oversight can produce false results that appear credible but are fundamentally unreliable