@rohanpaul_ai: People can use AI to polish without outsourcing their thinking, and "AI detectors" can't always tell the difference, Se…
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The article discusses how writers use AI to polish their work without outsourcing thought, and how AI detectors often fail to distinguish AI-assisted writing, leading to legal challenges and ethical debates.
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People can use AI to polish without outsourcing their thinking, and “AI detectors” can’t always tell the difference,
Semafor found AI signals in 50 of 310 guest columns, despite strict policies at 2 newspapers.
Many writers use AI for editing, argument refinement, or just selected passages.
The “AI detectors” can detect statistical patterns in the text, but cannot reconstruct the writing process on its own.
Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele): The lawsuits that are forming around the calling seasoned writers “AI Slop” is reaching a peak today. Now appears 28 law firms. Some I will post soon that will represent any writer or student impacted by the “AI Detector” grifters.
This poor writer fell for it.
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