There's probably 10 X more problematic academic publications, than currently get flagged. Automating the search for the likeliest candidates is going to be very helpful by focusing the "critical eye" where it can make the biggest difference.
The largest problems with most publications (in epi and in my opinion at least) is study design. Unfortunately, faulty study design or things like data cleaning is qualitative, nuanced, and difficult to catch with AI unless it has access to the source data.
