Even AI has trouble figuring out whether text was written by AI – here’s why

Even AI has trouble figuring out whether text was written by AI – here’s why

By Ambuj Tewari
Publication Date: 2026-01-03 17:15:00

People and institutions are struggling with the consequences AI written text. Teachers want to know whether students’ work reflects their own understanding; Consumers want to know whether an ad was written by a human or a machine.

Write rules regulate the use of AI-generated content is relatively simple. Their enforcement depends on it something much more difficult: Reliably detect whether a text was generated by artificial intelligence.