How Much Should You Trust AI Detection Tools?

AI detection tools from vendors like Pangram and Originality.ai are increasingly used to judge whether text was written by a human or a machine, a question now affecting schools, newsrooms, hiring, and publishing. But the article cautions that these tools are not a silver bullet, meaning decisions made on their output carry real risk of error.

• AI detection services such as Pangram and Originality.ai can help reduce uncertainty about whether content is machine-generated.
• No detector is definitive; results should be treated as signals, not proof.
• Institutions relying on these tools for consequential decisions need human judgment and appeals in the loop.