cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThe FTC cracks down on an AI content detector that promised 98% accuracy but was only right 53% of the time.www.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1445
arrow-up1445external-linkThe FTC cracks down on an AI content detector that promised 98% accuracy but was only right 53% of the time.www.pcmag.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·5 months ago53% 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.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·5 months agoMuch more accurate than guessing is not a strong endorsement.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·5 months agoAll of it is snake oil, it’s fundamentally not possible to detect ai generated text without watermarking it first.
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.
Much more accurate than guessing is not a strong endorsement.
All of it is snake oil, it’s fundamentally not possible to detect ai generated text without watermarking it first.