How to tell if text was written by AI (and what the labels actually mean)

Description and use

<p>Most of the advice about spotting AI text is wrong, and it fails in both directions: it flags human writing and clears generated writing. Here is what actually holds up, written from the perspective of someone who publishes every day and has to check sources.</p> <h2> Why "it sounds like AI" is not a test </h2> <p>The signals people learn, like em dashes, tidy three-part lists, or the phrase "it is important to note", appear in plenty of human writing. They are artefacts of a style of editing, and style is copyable. Judging authorship from tone gives you a guess about how something was writ

Problem

<p>Most of the advice about spotting AI text is wrong, and it fails in both directions: it flags human writing and clears generated writing. Here is what actually holds up, written from the perspective of someone who publishes every day and has to check sources.</p> <h2> Why "it sounds like AI" is not a test </h2> <p>The signals people learn, like em dashes, tidy three-part lists, or the phrase "it is important to note", appear in plenty of human writing. They are artefacts of a style of editing, and style is copyable. Judging authorship from tone gives you a guess about how something was writ

Outcome

<p>Most of the advice about spotting AI text is wrong, and it fails in both directions: it flags human writing and clears generated writing. Here is what actually holds up, written from the perspective of someone who publishes every day and has to check sources.</p> <h2> Why "it sounds like AI" is not a test </h2> <p>The signals people learn, like em dashes, tidy three-part lists, or the phrase "it is important to note", appear in plenty of human writing. They are artefacts of a style of editing, and style is copyable. Judging authorship from tone gives you a guess about how something was writ

Evidence

How to tell if text was written by AI (and what the labels actually mean)

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