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ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2025

From Algorithms to Academia: An Endeavor to Benchmark AI-Generated Scientific Papers against Human Standards.

Jackson Woodrow, Nour Nassour, John Y Kwon, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, Mitchel Harris

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5 authors.

Jackson WoodrowFoot & Ankle Research and Innovation Lab (FARIL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Nour NassourFoot & Ankle Research and Innovation Lab (FARIL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
John Y KwonFoot & Ankle Research and Innovation Lab (FARIL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Soheil Ashkani-EsfahaniFoot & Ankle Research and Innovation Lab (FARIL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Mitchel HarrisFoot & Ankle Research and Innovation Lab (FARIL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to quantitatively investigate the accuracy of text generated by AI large language models while comparing their readability and likelihood of being accepted to a scientific compared to human-authored papers on the same topics. Methods: The study consisted of two papers written by ChatGPT, two papers written by Assistant by scite, and two papers written by humans. A total of six independent reviewers were blinded to the authorship of each paper and assigned a grade to each subsection on a scale of 1 to 4. Additionally, each reviewer was asked to guess if the paper was written by a human or AI and explain their reasoning. The study authors also graded each AI-generated paper based on factual accuracy of the claims and citations. Results: The human-written calcaneus fracture paper received the highest score of a 3.70/4, followed by Assistant-written calcaneus fracture paper (3.02/4), human-written ankle osteoarthritis paper (2.98/4), ChatGPT calcaneus fracture (2.89/4), ChatGPT Ankle Osteoarthritis (2.87/4), and Assistant Ankle Osteoarthritis (2.78/4). The human calcaneus fracture paper received a statistically significant higher rating than the ChatGPT calcaneus fracture paper (P = 0.028) and the Assistant calcaneus fracture paper (P = 0.043). The ChatGPT osteoarthritis review showed 100% factual accuracy, the ChatGPT calcaneus fracture review was 97.46% factually accurate, the Assistant calcaneus fracture was 95.56% accurate, and the Assistant ankle osteoarthritis was 94.98% accurate. Regarding citations, the ChatGPT ankle osteoarthritis paper was 90% accurate, the ChatGPT calcaneus fracture was 69.23% accurate, the Assistant ankle osteoarthritis was 35.14% accurate, and the Assistant calcaneus fracture was 39.68% accurate. Conclusion: Through this paper we emphasize that while AI holds the promise of enhancing knowledge sharing, it must be used responsibly and in conjunction with comprehensive fact-checking procedures to maintain the integrity of the scientific discourse.

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Artificial intelligenceChatGPTLarge language modelsNatural language processingPrompt engineering

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PMCPMC12050080

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