AI Detector
Software designed to analyze text or images and guess whether they were created by a human or an AI.
In Plain English
AI detectors are like digital forensic tools used by teachers and publishers. They look for robotic patterns, lack of variety, or invisible watermarks to flag AI-generated content. However, they are notoriously unreliable. They frequently accuse humans of cheating (false positives) and can easily be tricked by AI text that has been slightly rewritten.
Real-World Example
A teacher running a student's essay through a scanner to see if ChatGPT wrote it.