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Good writing starts
with good questions.
Guides on reading AI detection results, editing AI-assisted drafts, and what the research on detectors shows.
How to tell if something was written by ChatGPT
The patterns ChatGPT leaves in writing, why each one also shows up in human work, and how to check authorship without guessing.
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How teachers can check a student essay for AI
What to set up before an assignment, what to look at when an essay seems AI-written, how to read a detector score, and how to talk to the student.
AI detector pricing compared: Originality, Winston, Pangram, and aitextdetectly
List prices, monthly word allowances, and cost per 10,000 words for four AI detectors, checked on each vendor's pricing page in September 2026.
Are AI detectors accurate? What the research shows
Vendor accuracy claims, what independent research found, why false positives matter more than they look, and what our own testing showed.
The privacy risks of online AI detectors
What happens to text you paste into an AI detector, the questions to ask of any tool before you use it, and extra care for student work and confidential documents.
How AI detectors work, and why they get things wrong
The three ways AI text detection works (predictability, trained classifiers, and watermarks), where each one fails, and how our detector reaches a verdict.
What an AI detector score actually means
What a detector percentage measures, where our tool draws its verdict lines, and why short texts and non-native writing get misread.
A better editing checklist for AI-assisted writing
Fact-check the draft, add what only you know, cut the habits readers notice, and check the AI policy before you submit.
Falsely flagged as AI-written? What to do next
Save your version history before anything else, find out exactly what is alleged, and explain your process in writing.