I just watched a video about students getting their essays falsely flagged as AI-written, and the āadviceā was absolutely unhinged. Stuff like: āLeave mistakes in your writing.ā āDonāt copy/paste quotes because the metadata betrays you.ā āWrite everything in Google Docs so you can show a version history as proof of humanity.ā And my personal favorite: āIf your writing sounds too clean or polished and gets flagged, go to the writing center so someone can help you sound more flawed.ā
Likeā¦ excuse me??
Yes, these tips are technically practical, but students should not have to intentionally sabotage their own writing just to convince a glitchy detector theyāre a real person. We shouldnāt have to perform bad grammar as proof of existence.
I spent YEARS learning how to write well. I shouldnāt have to āundoā that because some busted algorithm was trained on our writing and then decides we sound too much like ourselves.
Being punished for writing well is dystopian and embarrassingāfor the system, not the students.
