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The FTC cracks down on an AI content detector that promised 98% accuracy but was only right 53% of the time. (www.pcmag.com)
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[–] simple@lemm.ee 72 points 1 week ago (2 children)

53% is abysmal, it might as well be a coin flip. FYI this article is about a random one called BrandWell, popular AI detectors like GPTZero are much more accurate.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago

Much more accurate than guessing is not a strong endorsement.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

All of it is snake oil, it's fundamentally not possible to detect ai generated text without watermarking it first.