Ever wondered how many folks have started "writing" masterfully phrased profound essays - prose and verse alike - packed with existential insights and philosophical observations in flowing English across all media platforms - print, electronic and web.
Most AI checkers are pretty weak at the moment, which means they can go horribly wrong in detecting AI content, which is brutally unfair to the poor souls who write well, much to the delight of those who can’t write for the life of them.
Currently, the only way you can accurately make out a copy packed with AI wit and wisdom is not just when you spot the "It's not X, it's Y" structure or the Em dashes, but when you know the person 'personally'.
Yes, one can undergo a big leap in the facility for reflection, articulation, and expression over time, but when it happens all of a sudden, especially to those who (until last night/week/month/year) had no idea, whether original or borrowed, dropped punctuation like flies or the ball, or peddled their proprietary versions of grammar and composition, you know what's there to know!
If you see humour in it, you share a hearty laugh; if you sense doomsday, you are well and truly doomed!
Thankfully, the market still makes out the imposters if the industry cannot. This is of course true as of now, but we are not sure what would happen with the upcoming agent orchestration, deeper tool use, and 'AI as coworker' milestones, not to mention the distant Superintelligence phase.
PS: This post is not against the use of Gen AI. So many folks, aspirants and veterans alike, are making the most of the cushion it offers, especially for data collation, value-added research, and crystallization of ideas.