AI detectors fundamentally brittle: pure human text flagged as 64% AI
benjamin_warner · x · 2026-08-22
AI detectors are fundamentally brittle, with minor formatting changes causing wild swings in scores (e.g., 100% human to 64% AI). This poses risks for untrained educators who might falsely accuse students, as the metrics are hard to understand or debug.
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