Can You Tell Whether an Article was Written by a Human Being or a Bot?

Can You Tell Whether an Article was Written by a Human Being or a Bot?

It’s no secret that artificial intelligence and natural language processing are playing an increasingly important role in the world of digital marketing and content creation. From chatbots to automated article generators, AI solutions are making it possible for websites, brands, and even individual writers to produce large quantities of content with minimal human input. The implications of this technology go well beyond website copy or marketing collateral. In many cases, the articles themselves are being produced by machines rather than people – a trend which is becoming increasingly common in academic journals, news publications, and other places where written content plays a key role. But is it possible to tell whether an article was written by a human or a bot? It may not be as straightforward as you think...

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It’s no secret that artificial intelligence and natural language processing are playing an increasingly important role in the world of digital marketing and content creation. From chatbots to automated article generators, AI solutions are making it possible for websites, brands, and even individual writers to produce large quantities of content with minimal human input. The implications of this technology go well beyond website copy or marketing collateral. In many cases, the articles themselves are being produced by machines rather than people – a trend which is becoming increasingly common in academic journals, news publications, and other places where written content plays a key role. But is it possible to tell whether an article was written by a human or a bot? It may not be as straightforward as you think...

How AI Helps Content Creators Fool Readers

It’s important to note, first of all, that using artificial intelligence to create content is not like creating a computer program that writes its own articles from scratch. Such an undertaking would be far too complex for the technology we have available at the moment – it would be like creating a computer program that writes computer programs. Instead, AI is more like a tool that helps content creators create content in a more efficient and effective way. It allows the user to input certain key data points, such as keywords, and then automatically create articles or other types of content around those points. The resulting works will likely still be recognizable as articles, but they will likely be different than they would be if a human had written them.

What is Natural Language Processing?

Artificial intelligence is, by nature, an incredibly complex field of study that is constantly evolving. As our technological capabilities grow, AI is becoming more advanced, more precise, and more useful in a wider range of applications. One such application is natural language processing, or NLP for short. In short, NLP is a way of teaching computers to understand human language and use it as a communication tool. NLP is an incredibly complex field of study, but it can also be very useful for humans. One of the most popular applications of NLP is the ability to recognize and interpret patterns in large amounts of data. This can help humans make sense of various trends in their data, from market research to customer service. NLP is commonly used in AI to increase the accuracy of machine learning algorithms and other AI applications.

Why is Article Discernment so Hard?

Any discussion about machine learning algorithms and the complex methods used to create computer programs that can understand human language will quickly spiral into complex, jargon-filled explanations that are difficult for most people to understand. That being said, there are a few key points that are important to understand. First of all, humans are very good at picking up on patterns. We are able to identify patterns in everything from the words we use in a sentence to the types of foods we eat. Artificial intelligence works in a similar way, but it’s often much more precise and structured than the way humans do it. AI algorithms use complex, intricate methods to figure out patterns in data, whether it be words or numbers. This allows the program to learn and understand the meaning behind the data, allowing it to draw conclusions from it.

Identifying Keyword Usage as a Telling Sign

One of the most common ways that computer programs use to discern meaning in text is through keyword analysis. This involves searching for certain words or phrases that are relevant to a specific topic or industry, and then analyzing the context and placement of those words to determine what they mean. If a program is analyzing a piece of written content, it will often look for certain keywords that indicate what the article is about. If a program is creating the content, it can use keywords to drive the article to convey a certain message or information. This is often how programs identify the topics of articles, but it can also be used to discern the sentiment or purpose of an article. If you’re reading an article and notice a lot of keywords that are directly related to an industry or topic, there’s a chance that the article was written by a program that was given those keywords. This can be helpful in determining if an article was written by a human or a bot.

Identifying Sentence Structure as a Telling Sign

As with keyword usage, a computer program analyzing written content will often look at the wording and sentence structure of the article. Humans use sentence structure as a way to create meaning, often using certain sentence types to emphasize certain points or ideas. When a computer is analyzing an article, it will search for certain sentence types that indicate what the article is about. This can be useful in determining if an article was written by a human or a bot. If the article uses commonly used sentence types that are commonly used to convey certain ideas, there’s a good chance that it was written by a human. However, if the sentences are structured in a way that computers often use in programs, there’s a good chance it was written by a computer.

Conclusion

When it comes to content, it’s easy to get lost in the details and forget that the most important thing is to convey a message. Written content, especially longer pieces like articles, are meant to be understood as a whole. It’s impossible to look at any one sentence and understand the meaning behind it. When it comes to discerning whether an article was written by a human or a bot, it’s important to look at the whole picture. If the article has a lot of relevant keywords, complex sentence structure, consistent grammar, and a logical flow, chances are it was written by a human. If it has a lot of abstract terms, strange sentence structure, convoluted grammar, and a jumpy flow, it was likely written by a bot.

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    October 22, 2022 7:02 AM

    Vantage wrote a thing!

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      October 22, 2022 7:07 AM

      Are you a... pleasure model?

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      October 22, 2022 7:18 AM

      Conclusion: UT isn't better than Q3.

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      October 22, 2022 7:28 AM

      No, but in my defense, I don't read articles before commenting.

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      October 22, 2022 9:43 AM

      Yes. And your other two as well.

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        October 22, 2022 12:03 PM

        Only after I gave you that hint methinks :P

        (other two?)

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          October 22, 2022 12:05 PM

          The UT vs Quake thread and this one ( http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=41561190#item_41561190 ), which I assumed was a test of The New Vantage AI

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            October 22, 2022 4:44 PM

            Ahh haha good catch, though the Vantage AI was not responsible for that one.

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              October 22, 2022 4:50 PM

              Interestingly, your UT vs Quake article happened to pass an "is this writing from an AI" checker, but I suspect that's because the checker was trained on GPT2 and not 3.

              Having messed around with many of the recent "AI" models, there is a certain fluffy style I can associate with CG text. It's probably because I've spent a lot of time grading undergrad papers and am well-attuned to the various flavours of bullshitting/cheating in writing.

              The exception are hand-picked results where the training was custom, like that bot trained on 4chan text that was freakishly adept at generating hilarious greentext stories and other shitposts.

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      October 22, 2022 11:35 AM

      A colleague of mine wrote Linked In endorsements for everyone on our team using AI. He told me but no one else that he used AI. He got several back and multiple people said thanks and commented how nice the endorsements were.

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        October 22, 2022 11:42 AM

        Gpt3 is pretty good. I find with a bit of additional human editing you can get coherent results.

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      October 22, 2022 3:48 PM

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        October 22, 2022 3:49 PM

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        October 22, 2022 3:49 PM

        Hey beep boop what are you doing for Halloween?

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          October 22, 2022 3:51 PM

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            October 22, 2022 5:07 PM

            Im gonna be in the lower mainland next weekend. There are two Halloween party’s I know of, one on Friday (live music at an old indoor skatepark), one on Saturday (warehouse/studio party with art students).

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      October 22, 2022 10:17 PM

      It's an AI because the title isn't "10 Ways you can tell whether..." etc etc.

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