false positives
2 published articles
AI5 min read
AI Detection Tools
A $2 million book deal collapsed on an AI accusation
Publishers and schools are acting on AI detector flags in ways that end careers: a $2 million book deal dropped, suspensions, lawsuits. The tools' own makers admit they are not accurate enough to act on. Welcome to the era of distrust.
2026-08-16
Society5 min read
Tech policy
A plastic e-reader case just broke the logic of gun-blocking software
Luke Blackford's 'Gundle' case for the Xteink X4 e-reader looks like a gun but does nothing. Yet it falls directly into the detection gray area that New York and California legislators are trying to mandate against.
2026-08-02