AI-generated text detection
AssessTechniques
A method for estimating whether text was likely produced by a machine or large language model.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 7Hacker News·7/20/2026researchStudy Finds AI-Style Writing Has Risen Across arXiv Papers
A study scored the full text of 12,750 arXiv papers and found that roughly a third of recent submissions read as machine-written under its calibrated detector. The effect varies widely by field, with computer science highest and mathematics near zero, while the authors emphasize false-positive limits and other methodological caveats.