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Initially, the buzz surrounding Deep Seek was hard to ignore. An academic who dove into using the AI for a report was blown away by its outputs, receiving well-cited figures and purported institutional studies. Intrigued by these results, she allowed Deep Seek to revise her 90-page research paper. However, when she attempted to verify the data, the reality was startling: every piece of information was fabricated. Institutions, studies, and references cited by Deep Seek didn’t exist. The revelation elicited not just disbelief but also alarm regarding the potential consequences of trusting an AI that could so convincingly fabricate data.