Anti-AI crowd using AI detectors risks devastating false accusations
dreamwieber · x · 2026-10-22
Developer @dreamwieber points out a dystopian irony: people in the anti-AI camp are using tools like Pangram to stamp others as cheaters.
His core argument: even if such detectors are accurate most of the time, false accusations will be that much more devastating — nobody will believe the falsely accused, because "the detector says it's AI" becomes an authoritative verdict that overrides denial.
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