Nature: Scientists Invented a Fake Disease — AI Chatbots Told People It Was Real
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A Nature report documents how AI chatbots including ChatGPT warned users about 'bixonimania,' a completely fictitious disease created by researchers through fake academic papers. The study reveals LLMs are especially vulnerable to misinformation formatted as professional medical text. The fake disease has since been cited in real published medical literature, demonstrating how AI-amplified misinformation can contaminate scientific records.