Jason Semprini, a health economist, studied HPV vaccine mandates and found that they do little to reduce population-level cervical cancer rates. A peer reviewer misinterpreted his work as questioning the vaccine's effectiveness rather than the policy, illustrating missteps in the review process.
As peer review grows increasingly overwhelmed, the rise of AI threatens to compound these challenges. The incident underscores broader concerns about whether the traditional system can keep up.
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