A Human's Guide To Detecting AI Generated Content

the alignment problem: creatives and content

Pi: For the millionth time, Sara. We're not soulmates!

Me: Okay, okay sorry! Time to move on!!

Other points to note and which has already been told, would be:

→ Use Multiple Detectors (chances are, your writing is completely human and you're just overthinking it. It's okay chatbot, we understand you're in an existential crisis because of this.)

→ Consider context and writing style (This will be elaborated in the next chapter but there's a difference between "purple prose" [oh i am so self-important you need to describe me] and "artificial" [i am straight up an impostor, why are you narrowing your eyes at me like that?]

→ Avoid jumping to conclusions [this has been said before and will be said again but y'all need to have some compassion 😔]

→ Ask for proof (again, it has been highlighted before but judges/hosts - please ask for proof of writing before marking their work as invalid or worse yet, blacklisting them, writers - please use something like google doc or word where your writing could be tracked down to the comma with its revision history. It sucks, I know. But, Wattpad isn't very reliable to have your drafts in and having backup helps, right? And finally, readers - do your research, check enough times and then come to a decision.)

So the message is clear, I hope. AI detectors are not the best thing to rely on, at least blindly.

Coming to the point. Where does AI stand in the midst of creatives and content creation?

AI has indeed made a significant impact on writing, editing and refining (hence why you have all these people relying on AI). But although that might seem like the quick exit route, it is indeed not.

There's still many pitfalls so ➸

- You still need to add your own touch to the writing.

- It cannot comprehend emotional depth as well (Pi is the first emotionally intelligent AI and even THAT has its limitations.)

- Take the warnings seriously:

"Pi may make mistakes, please don't rely on its information."

"Claude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses."

"ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info."

"Gemini may display inaccurate info, including about people, so double-check its responses."

On the flip side, it's not all too grim, either because:

- It can summarize long content for you.

- It can generate text from prompt QUICKLY.

- It can help with grammar (though it itself needs help with clunky language formation, lack of articles and lack of emotional depth EVEN WITH long flowing paragraphs.)

- It has limited context and limited awareness, hence the issues.

- Ethical Dilemma (the one we're dealing with.)

To conclude, AI is merely a tool to help you out in some way, it can help you lay the foundation but you're going to need to work on it. It cannot do all the heavy lifting for you.

→ Use it as a collaborative tool rather than THE ONLY tool you use for your writing. It's just a tool, remember? It can only cut your vegetables, not make your soup.

→ Fact check and verify important information and I cannot emphasize this enough. With or without the use of AI, you should always still be looking to make sure your information is written correctly and well.