Business · NPR Technology
Some writers worry that AI detection software could falsely flag their work
Compiled by KHAO Editorial — aggregated from 1 source. See llms.txt for citation guidance.
◌ Single Source
Ghostwriter Sally McGraw was hoping to land a job developing a book proposal for a prospective client.
Key facts
- That could explain what science blogger Janelle Shane encountered in late 2022 when she tested excerpts from her 2019 book about how AI works, You Look Like a Thing and colleagues Love You
- Among the four detectors, Pangram was the most consistently accurate, correctly identifying the use of AI in 37 of the 40 papers with the combined text and in 37 of the 40 papers where a human
- In 2021, the publication received roughly 1,100 submissions a month
- Having spent more than 20 years as a professional nonfiction writer, McGraw said she was angry that her work had been dismissed as AI-written
Summary
Some writers worry that AI detection software could falsely flag their work, potentially ruining reputations or job opportunities before they have a chance to prove the detectors wrong. karetoria/Getty Images hide caption. "I was floored because I had not used AI to generate the text," McGraw said. Having spent more than 20 years as a professional nonfiction writer, McGraw said she was angry that her work had been dismissed as AI-written. "You know where you see a cartoon character going red from their chin all the way up to the crown of their head?