How to tell if a text is generated by artificial intelligence
How to tell if a text is generated by artificial intelligence
Before AI came to us, the most writers could do was quote a "human text" found on the Internet without attributing its original source, sometimes to the point of bragging about completely copying other people's writings and attributing them to themselves. These were soon detected thanks to the citation or plagiarism detection tools. Now, thanks to the aforementioned guest, it's a stick.
We are not saying that the use of artificial intelligence is disgraceful, rather, the opposite is true. It is inevitable to use ChatGPT, for example, but the problem lies in relying on it completely for reasons that we may list in the future. Suffice it to say that the same company that developed ChatGPT, OpenAI, has developed a text detection tool with its revolutionary invention! In this article, we review different methods that will help you find out if the text is human or written by a chat bot, whether ChatGPT, Bard, Bing Chat, or others.
Important note: It is necessary to take into account that there is no single method that categorically guarantees knowing whether the text is written by artificial intelligence or not, and for this reason it is recommended to rely on more than one method to reach the highest percentage of accuracy.
AI Text Classifier tool from OpenAI
Everyone knew that the artificial intelligence research company OpenAI is now leading the scene in the field of AI thanks to its revolutionary tool, ChatGPT, which has turned the world upside down since its availability in November 2022, attracting millions to this new technological world and opening the door wide to a competition that may reach the point of death. And I'm not exaggerating. But what many may not know is that the same company has developed a free tool to detect texts written by artificial intelligence in general and ChatGPT in particular. This tool is called AI Text Classifier, and to use it, all you have to do is go to platform.openai.com/ai-text-classifier from any browser.
After visiting the tool website, log in by pressing Log in and typing in your OpenAI account credentials. If you don't already have an account, create one and sign in so you can use the tool. Now scroll down and paste the text you want to check in the text field, and then hit the submit button. In just a few seconds, you will know whether the text was written by a human or an AI tool.
Simply put, if the text was written by AI, the message "The classifier considers the text to be likely AI-generated" will appear. If the text is human, it will see almost the same message, but with the word unlikely or very unlikely instead of "likely. There is also a third possibility, which is that the tool will not be able to determine whether the text is human or not, and this takes us to the disadvantages of this tool, which we quickly mention below:
- Do not operate with less than 1000 characters; that is approximately 150 to 200 words.
- It is not always accurate and may confuse human writing with AI writing, so it cannot be relied upon alone.
- You can trick it with a simple modification of the text generated by the AI.
- It is limited to English texts only - so far - and has not been trained in other languages.
What distinguishes this tool from the rest of the tools mentioned in this article is that it is not limited to distinguishing texts written with artificial intelligence only, but rather it is also used to measure the citation percentage. Unfortunately, this tool does not come for free, however, its pricing is very appropriate; for every 100 words, you will pay only one cent. You can use this tool by visiting the official website or using it as an add-on on the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser to work on e-mail, Google Docs, or other websites in general, and it is worth noting that installing this add-on will give you free credit in your account on the tool until you can use it on a trial basis, and you will also get a 50% discount coupon when purchasing new credit.
The developers of Originality.AI claims that it is more than 99% accurate with GPT-4 scripts, and indeed, the tool is powerful. In any case, the steps for using the tool will not differ much from the steps that we dictated in the AI Text Classifier, knowing that in the step of pasting the text in the text field designated for that, you can also upload a text file instead of copying the content itself.
But if you want to use Originality.AI as an extension on Google Chrome, you will find the option "Scan with Originality.AI" in the menu that appears after pressing the right mouse button on the text to be scanned, then click on it and wait for the results, You will also notice that the extension icon appears on the right edge of a browser window, so you can easily check any text from within any website. Generally, the tool displays results as a percentage of the original text, the text quoted with its original sources, the AI text, and even the tools that may have been used to write that text.
GPTZero Tool: The Best of All
A few days after ChatGPT topped the tech scene and thousands of students relied on it as a main resource for writing their papers and completing their academic assignments, this program has emerged out of nowhere as a thorn in the throat. Without any doubt, based on experience and comparison between GPTZero and other similar services and sites, this tool is the best; Its free plan will prevent you from subscribing to other paid services.
The free plan allows you to type about 1200 words at a time, and within a few seconds, it will also distinguish the text written by artificial intelligence from the human text. The way to use this tool is similar to its predecessors, and it even allows you a limited number of words as a trial without logging in or taking any other actions.
I advise you to try it yourself now, by going to gptzero.me and logging in with your email or any other means. Copy any text you want and put it in the text field in the middle of the site, or add any text file from your device after pressing "Choose File," and then press Get Resalts and wait for the tool to finish its magic! And by the way, this tool supports Arabic language detection as well.
There are other tools similar to what we have shown you, such as Writer AI Content Detector or Content at Scale's AI Detector, but we did not want to distract you with more than one source, in addition to that GPTZero will eliminate all of them for you. And next time you use AI, don't forget to use it smart 🤖
