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Course 01Everyone3 lessons · 20 min total
The Detection Primer
Start here. Three short lessons on what AI detectors are actually measuring, where they're reliable, and where they bluff — so you can read any score critically.
Outcome
Read a detector score the way an editor would — as evidence, not a verdict.
- Lesson 01 · Explainer6 min
What is AI detection?
AI detectors are everywhere now — in classrooms, hiring, publishing. Here's what they actually measure, in plain English, and an honest account of what they can and can't tell you.
AI detectorAI-generatedFalse positiveHedging - Lesson 02 · Explainer7 min
How do AI detectors work?
There are really only two ways to build an AI detector, and they fail in different ways. Here's how each one works, without the jargon.
AI detectorBurstinessCalibrationHedging - Lesson 03 · Guide7 min
Why AI writing gets flagged — and how to fix it
AI text gets flagged for specific, nameable reasons. Here are the tells a detector reacts to, and how to write — or rewrite — around each one.
Hedging