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Main Authors: Fraser, Kathleen C., Dawkins, Hillary, Kiritchenko, Svetlana
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.15583
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author Fraser, Kathleen C.
Dawkins, Hillary
Kiritchenko, Svetlana
author_facet Fraser, Kathleen C.
Dawkins, Hillary
Kiritchenko, Svetlana
contents Large language models (LLMs) have advanced to a point that even humans have difficulty discerning whether a text was generated by another human, or by a computer. However, knowing whether a text was produced by human or artificial intelligence (AI) is important to determining its trustworthiness, and has applications in many domains including detecting fraud and academic dishonesty, as well as combating the spread of misinformation and political propaganda. The task of AI-generated text (AIGT) detection is therefore both very challenging, and highly critical. In this survey, we summarize state-of-the art approaches to AIGT detection, including watermarking, statistical and stylistic analysis, and machine learning classification. We also provide information about existing datasets for this task. Synthesizing the research findings, we aim to provide insight into the salient factors that combine to determine how "detectable" AIGT text is under different scenarios, and to make practical recommendations for future work towards this significant technical and societal challenge.
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spellingShingle Detecting AI-Generated Text: Factors Influencing Detectability with Current Methods
Fraser, Kathleen C.
Dawkins, Hillary
Kiritchenko, Svetlana
Computation and Language
Computers and Society
Large language models (LLMs) have advanced to a point that even humans have difficulty discerning whether a text was generated by another human, or by a computer. However, knowing whether a text was produced by human or artificial intelligence (AI) is important to determining its trustworthiness, and has applications in many domains including detecting fraud and academic dishonesty, as well as combating the spread of misinformation and political propaganda. The task of AI-generated text (AIGT) detection is therefore both very challenging, and highly critical. In this survey, we summarize state-of-the art approaches to AIGT detection, including watermarking, statistical and stylistic analysis, and machine learning classification. We also provide information about existing datasets for this task. Synthesizing the research findings, we aim to provide insight into the salient factors that combine to determine how "detectable" AIGT text is under different scenarios, and to make practical recommendations for future work towards this significant technical and societal challenge.
title Detecting AI-Generated Text: Factors Influencing Detectability with Current Methods
topic Computation and Language
Computers and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.15583