(Words generated by myself, Homo sapien, CPU pictured above)

I attended an AI “plagiarism” detection teaching workshop today. The IT guy said it was the most depressing presentation he had ever given. I learned about tokenization and the ins and outs of the ups and the downs of AI “plagiarism” detection. And how the pace of development of these tools may not keep up with the pace of AI development. In the end, the main emotion I was left with could be described as “Look at that! Cool! Holy shit! See ya later! Damn that was fast! What just happened?”

ChatGPT4 response

The anecdotal account of this AI detection workshop evokes mixed feelings. On one hand, the presenter’s negative experience highlights potential challenges and drawbacks associated with AI-driven plagiarism detection. However, the author’s reaction, marked by awe and surprise, underscores the rapid advancements in AI capabilities. To fully appreciate the implications, a critical evaluation of the workshop’s content is needed. This would involve exploring the ethical and practical concerns surrounding AI detection methods and considering how these tools might impact academic integrity and originality in the future.

Ps…had beers with a friend who had not yet heard of ChatGPT or recent general AI developments. These will be very rare or extinct moments very soon.