Discussion
They tell students papers sound like AI — even when they're the students' own writing — so the company can scare them and sell them a product.
This goes beyond the general problem that even good AI detectors aren't perfect and shouldn't be the sole reason to accuse someone of writing with AI.
@grammargirl I'm so done with this timeline.
They tell students papers sound like AI — even when they're the students' own writing — so the company can scare them and sell them a product.
This goes beyond the general problem that even good AI detectors aren't perfect and shouldn't be the sole reason to accuse someone of writing with AI.
@grammargirl
> Many free AI detectors have especially high false positive rates because they make money selling software that "humanizes" writing
This titbit convinced me to subscribe to your podcast. Just queued up the interview with Doug Harper of Etymonline for download next time I get a WiFi connection. Keep up the good work.
@strypey Welcome and thanks!
