New detector spots AI-generated work by examining ideas, not words

Researchers built a detector called IdeaLens that flags machine-generated work by evaluating core ideas rather than vocabulary. The system can identify texts where human writers expand on outlines generated by artificial intelligence. This shifts academic evaluation from checking surface phrasing to tracking the origin of arguments.

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