ChatGPT can supply historical references that fail a basic check for whether the cited work exists. Checking those references can expose an attempted use of generated work as original research. Automated checking is also raised as a way to detect false references. Fluency alone gives no assurance that the supporting sources are real.
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Checking AI-generated historical references
Generated historical references need checking because plausible-looking citations can refer to works that do not exist.