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How to spot AI-generated text before it's too late

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The easiest way to spot AI-generated text is to use one of the various web-based tools that have been designed to detect it.

Free tools can be hit or miss, especially with shorter blocks of text, but with the kinds of things it's important to check the authenticity of, the batting average is fine.

Google 's AI couldn't discern humor or sarcasm, even while weighing information from less than authoritative sources like Reddit comments.

Data scientist Murtaza Haider breaks down seven telltale AI phrases.

Contextual connectors, phrasing for uncertainty or generalization, polite and neutral expressions, filler phrases, descriptive and explanatory phrases, formal introductions, and repetitive or stock phrases.

If you see an article on questionable sites with a lot of padding that feels unnatural, you should consider that it was written by genAI .