This logo isn't an ad or affiliate link. It's an organization that shares in our mission, and empowered the authors to share their insights in Byte form.
Rumie vets Bytes for compliance with our
Standards.
The organization is responsible for the completeness and reliability of the content.
Learn more
about how Rumie works with partners.
ChatGPT and other AI tools are a student's godsend! Providing ways to write essays and topics has never been easier. Just type in a thought and tell ChatGPT to get writing.
On the other hand, these tools can be a teacher's nightmare! Essay writing is meant for students to think critically and express their thoughts about a topic or an idea. AI tools defeat this purpose by removing the human element.
What's a teacher to do? Use a ChatGPT detector, of course!
I put 4 ChatGPT detectors to the test:
GPT Zero
Contentdetector.AI
Copyleaks
Crossplag
ChatGPT Detectors
I created a ChaptGPT essay to test these AI detectors' abilityto recognize AI-generated content.
GPTZero
Created by Edward Tian in December 2022 while attending Princeton University, GPTZero analyzes writing patterns through syntax and sentence lengths to identify AI-generated texts.
Pros
Can upload a document for detection
Can copy and paste text
Cons
May not completely detect AI-generated text
Copyleaks
Copyleaks was created for finding and detecting plagiarized content by comparing text against other sources by Yehonatan Bitton and fellow military veteran Alon Yamin, after realizing his company's website was being plagiarized.
Pros
Has a Chrome extension
Detects AI mixed with human text
Detects through an LMS (learning management system)
Cons
May take longer for the system to check for plagiarism
Enterprise or Educational Institute are paid versions
Contentdetector.ai
This tool detects most AI written content using algorithms and technology and provides a percentage score of how artificial the content is.
Pros
Has a word count tool
Cons
May not completely detect AI-generated text
Crossplag
Besart Kunushevci built Crossplag for checking cross-lingual plagiarism.
Pros
Check documents in Word, PDF, or Rich Text
Cons
Free version only checks up to 1,000 words
Quiz
AI detectors:
AI detectors are like any computer — they've been programmed and learn through the human beings that built them. This means that AI detectors will generate the biases, misinformation, and troubling content that their human counterpart programmed them with.
Results of Trials
After copying and pasting text from my AI-generated essay:
GPTZero
GPTZero said that it was most likely written by a human. However, when I uploaded my copied essay as a Word document, GPTZero told me that parts may have been written by an AI.
Copyleaks
Copyleaks said that AI content had been detected. Using the document uploader took a little longer, but the results were more detailed. It gave percentages, highlighted questionable material, and listed results to the side. The results were also downloadable.
Contentdetector.ai
Contentdetector.ai said that my essay was most likely written by a human. It did give a probability of AI content rating of 42.5%. It also highlighted questionable text within the copied text.
Crossplag
Crossplagsaid the text I entered was mostly written by AI and gave 100% rating for plagiarism.
Did you know?
When asked why AI detectors aren't reliable, ChatGPT gave this response.
What's the Verdict?
These 4 ChatGPT detectors might not be a reliable source for detecting AI-generated materials.
Why not?
ChatGPT detectors were created to flag such things as repetitive language, probability of word choice, and tone. If a piece of writing is very well written, these detectors may flag it as AI-generated and vice versa. Partly written AI-generated text may also go unnoticed.
Take Action
This Byte has been authored by
Wendy McMillian
Learning Designer
B.S., M.A.T.