A fair checklist for teachers and editors
A fair checklist for teachers and editors who suspect AI: what a detector score can prove, what it cannot, and how to talk to the author before deciding.
How AI detectors really work
Research breakdowns, the limits of the methods and practical advice. No promises to "fool the detector".
AI detectors for students: avoiding false accusations
What an AI detector score means for a student, how to keep proof of your own work, and what to do if a teacher flags your essay by mistake.
Burstiness and perplexity without the maths
Burstiness and perplexity explained in plain words: what they mean for a reader, how they relate to our signals, and why they are weak evidence alone.
Checking a freelancer's text: a workflow for clients
A practical workflow for clients who hire writers: a clear brief, drafts, style consistency, fair use of a checker and sensible AI wording in a contract.
How to read the numbers in an AuthorText analysis
What sentence-length variation, repetition, stock phrases and connective density mean in an AuthorText analysis, with a tiny example and honest limits.
Invisible characters in copied text
Zero-width spaces, soft hyphens, curly quotes and long dashes: where they come from in copied text, what they break, and how to clean them safely.
What is new in AI detection: verified or not
What is new in 2026: benchmarks with mixed authorship, surprisal-rhythm features, EU marking rules. What we verified and what we did not.
How AI text detection works today
Seven ways to check a text for AI, what limits each, and why an honest result is an estimate with caveats, not a percentage of AI authorship.
Why modern AI detectors get it wrong
A detector scores style, not the author. Why polished human writing gets high scores and how to read a result sensibly.
When the detector mistakes a human for AI
An article written by a person scored "AI" while a machine-written text looked "more human". Why that happens and what to do about authorship checks.
How to make your text sound more alive
Six techniques for livelier writing: concrete detail, uneven rhythm, fewer stock phrases, your own voice. No promises to "beat the detector".
How to tell if a text was written by AI
Four signs of AI-written text: an even rhythm, stock phrases, general words with no specifics. And why none of them is proof.
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