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AI Writing Detection: A Losing Battle Worth Fighting
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Tools designed to detect AI-generated text are proving unreliable, frequently flagging human writing as machine-made and missing actual AI content. Experts disagree on whether the technology can ever be accurate enough to be useful. Despite flaws, many educators and institutions continue using detectors, arguing that imperfect tools still create some deterrent, even as critics warn the false positives cause real harm to students.