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Phantom science – how “AI slop” is making environmental policy

Posted on March 30, 2026March 31, 2026 By Chris Parsons 1 Comment on Phantom science – how “AI slop” is making environmental policy
Phantom science – how “AI slop” is making environmental policy
Academic life, Policy, Science

There’s a new specter haunting environmental governance, and it doesn’t rattle ghostly chains, it’s its generating phantom science. Recently, I was reading a government report trying to find scientific justifications for environmental actions when I ran into some citations that looked interesting. So, I tried to look them up. Despite a full, official looking citation … Read More “Phantom science – how “AI slop” is making environmental policy” »

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