@cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 days agoThe FTC cracks down on an AI content detector that promised 98% accuracy but was only right 53% of the time.www.pcmag.commessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down14
arrow-up1440arrow-down1external-linkThe FTC cracks down on an AI content detector that promised 98% accuracy but was only right 53% of the time.www.pcmag.com@cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-square@simple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish73•15 days 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-squarethemeatbridgelinkfedilinkEnglish44•15 days agoMuch more accurate than guessing is not a strong endorsement.
minus-squareDr. MooselinkfedilinkEnglish36•14 days 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.