Post #4057854
2026-07-22 12:42 UTC
#Substack has now enabled tools to "detect AI writing".
Need I remind everyone that ESL students will get disproportionately flagged by these wonderful AI detection tools? Not to mention that AI detection tools are mostly shite to begin with? (If I write more formally, I'm almost flagged as AI.)
What are they trying to do, encourage witch hunts? Instill a sense of superiority in native English speakers? Make folks with writing/learning disabilities feel small for using AI to communicate??
What exactly is the benefit of this tool, pray tell? Should I liberally throw in bad grammar to pass as human?
https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-detectors-biased-against-non-native-english-writers
#Writing #AI
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@sevepy@social.vivaldi.net 2026-07-24 08:26
@liztai@hachyderm.io You're starting from the assumption, IMO wrong, that this will be built with good engineering and competence. Substack's track record says otherwise: their spam/moderation system is already all over the place, banning users randomly with no real user/customer support. This isn't designed to tell you anything meaningful. It's a marketing line dressed up as a feature: "hey, we detect genuine content", not a working tool. #substack