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AI detectors, do they work? The HONEST answer.
Monday, smooth AI operator! Let’s make AI work MORE, and you LESS, in 5 min.
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"How does AI DETECTION work?" (deepdive + CHEAT)
More and more people are asking this, want a solution or just want to know if it's reliable.
The answer: IT DOESN'T WORK. I tried it, here's WHY, and how to FIX it:
1. None of the AI written content is "watermarked" or imprinted with traceable data.
2. False positives/negatives: in its current state it's a gamble, not a certainty. Do you rely on slot machines?
3. If you want to get technical, most of these systems analyze perplexity and burstiness to differentiate between human-written and AI-generated text.
Perplexity is like a score that shows how surprised a computer is when it tries to guess the next word in a sentence.
Low perplexity: If the score is low, it means the writing is predictable, like a computer-generated text that follows simple patterns.
High perplexity: If the score is high, it means the writing is more interesting and varied, like something a person would write.
Burstiness is about how different the lengths of sentences are in a piece of writing.
High burstiness: Human writers often mix short and long sentences, making the text lively and fun to read.
Low burstiness: Computer-generated writing usually has similar sentence lengths, making it sound boring.
Putting it all together + CHEAT:
AI detection tools use both perplexity and burstiness to tell if writing is human-made or computer-made.
If the writing has low perplexity and low burstiness, it might be from an AI.
By understanding these two ideas, we can help keep our writing authentic and interesting, with a custom prompt that addresses these issues.
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Takeaway: ask the AI to consider these 2 factors in your prompts, and adjust your writing.
And god forbid the emojis and hashtags, REMOVE them, please.
And NO AI detector can catch you. Like I did today.
(thanks Gemini Assistant)
I hope it was educational, stay ahead, smooth AI operator!
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