AI Detection Tools Punish the Reasoning Patterns AI Learned From Us

America Has a Pangram Problem

AI-detection tools are getting better. But they still aren’t good enough.

It's Not Just X. It's Y.

Against the Quantification of Integrity When the measure of language becomes its target, it ceases to be good language. 💡Nerd Rating: 1/5. I discuss the origins of certain linguistic tics in LLMs and what it means for writing, student assessment, and thinking. "It's not x, it's y." Large Language

Pangram Fuels High-Profile AI Authorship Disputes

According to The Atlantic, the detection tool `Pangram` has become central to recent high-profile accusations that texts were AI-generated, marking passages as "AI Generated," "AI Assisted," or "Human Written." The Atlantic reports that `Pangram` has been used in incidents including a horror novel pulled in March, scans of newspaper articles and award-winning short stories, university plagiarism checks, and reviews of academic papers and public …

The Problem with AI Detector Companies

Be wary when the same companies co-author the research, rile up the mob, and sell the solution.