Can anyone reliably detect AI writing?
Not with certainty. AI detectors, including this one, estimate patterns such as predictable word choice and unusually even sentences. Those patterns also appear in formal, formulaic or second-language human writing, and editing AI text often removes them, so every detector makes both kinds of errors.
How to read a result
Read the band first, then the limitations listed under it, and only then the highlighted sentences, which carry the least signal. Treat each as a prompt to read more closely.
- Likely written by a person: the text did not read machine-like. It does not prove a person wrote it.
- Mixed or uncertain: the signal is weak or the document has both styles. The best next step is to read the text yourself.
- Likely AI-generated: the text reads like the AI samples the model was tested on. Treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as a conclusion.
If you were flagged by a detector
Stay calm and keep your evidence: drafts, notes, version history in Google Docs or Word, and sources you used. Offer to explain your argument and to write a short passage in front of your instructor. Read our guide on what to do if you are falsely accused of using AI.
If you are an educator or editor
Use a detector as one input at most. Compare the text with the writer's earlier work, ask about their process, and follow your institution's policy before any decision.
Related tools
If AI-assisted text reads stiffly, the AI Humanizer rewrites it to sound more natural and personal, and you remain responsible for disclosing AI help where your school or employer requires it. To check for copied text instead, use the Plagiarism Checker. The two answer different questions: one looks for matching sources, the other estimates writing style.