AI detection
AI detectors do not detect AI. They estimate how statistically predictable a passage is, and report that estimate as a percentage that looks far more authoritative than it is. There is no source document behind the number, nothing to inspect, and no way to audit how it was reached.
That distinction matters enormously if you are on the receiving end of one. Clear, conventional, carefully edited writing sits close to the statistical centre and scores high for that reason, which is why competent writers, second-language speakers and anyone using a grammar tool get flagged more often than careless ones.
These articles explain the mechanism honestly, set out what the research actually found, and give practical steps for anyone facing an accusation — including what to say, what evidence to keep, and what not to do.
8 articles
10 September 2026 · 5 min read
Is Using AI to Write an Essay Plagiarism?
Technically it is usually not plagiarism, and that distinction matters less than students hope. What your policy actually prohibits, and why.
30 August 2026 · 5 min read
Does Grammarly Get Flagged as AI?
Grammarly can raise your AI detection score without writing a word, because detectors measure predictability and editing tools reduce it. What that means.
24 August 2026 · 6 min read
What a Turnitin AI Score Actually Means
The percentage is not a probability that you cheated, and not a similarity score. What the number counts, and what Turnitin's own guidance says.
24 August 2026 · 8 min read
AI Accusation Appeal Letters: 4 Templates
Four adaptable letters for the situations people actually face: first response, formal appeal, partial-use disclosure, and second-language circumstances.
21 August 2026 · 7 min read
How to Keep a Writing Audit Trail (Before You Need One)
The evidence that resolves an AI accusation has to exist before the accusation does. Drafting habits that leave a defensible record, at no real cost.
18 August 2026 · 9 min read
Falsely Accused of Using AI? How to Defend Your Work
What to do in the first 24 hours, how to assemble evidence that your writing is yours, and how to challenge a detector score without sounding defensive.
14 August 2026 · 8 min read
Why AI Detectors Fail Non-Native English Speakers
Detectors measure vocabulary predictability, and non-native writing is predictable for innocent reasons. The mechanism, the evidence, and what to do.
23 June 2026 · 7 min read
How AI Content Detectors Actually Work
A plain-language explanation of perplexity, burstiness, and the statistical signals AI detectors use — and why false positives happen so often.