Opinion: AI detection is a grift; even OpenAI gave up

csuwildcat · x · 2026-08-26

Brian Roemmele argues that the AI detection industry is a grift, noting OpenAI shut down its own classifier due to poor accuracy. Companies like GPTZero continue selling these tools to institutions, fueling fear. The commentary calls it a modern-day witch hunt that forces writers to dumb down their work.

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