The wire · traced · first seen Nov 1, 10:32 UTC
Pangram and other AI detectors affect how authors write
Some authors change their wording or add typos to make their writing look human to AI detectors.
What we checked
Every claim below was walked down the source ladder. The rung is how close the source is to the thing itself; the tense is the source's own.
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announced L2 · reported
Authors drop em dashes to look human to AI detectors.
per Techmeme (L2) -
announced L2 · reported
Authors avoid “not X, but Y” phrasing to look human to AI detectors.
per Techmeme (L2) -
announced L2 · reported
Authors add typos to look human to AI detectors.
per Techmeme (L2)
Not confirmed
How often authors make these changes, whether they affect detector results, and how accurately Pangram identifies AI writing are not established.
Who should wait
Writers considering changes to their style solely to avoid detection should wait for evidence that those changes work.