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  • «In other words, I have used the tools not for detecting AI answers, but for detecting whether I was wrong in assuming the answer was by AI.» But isn't that exactly what these tools are bad at? They can tell you something /might/ be fishy, but you need to confirm with your own judgement. Commented Jun 13, 2023 at 8:37
  • @Nemo: It's the opposite : I use the tools for finer control. For example, I once found out that one paragraph was added by the user to an AI answer, and this was confirmed by that user. The tools are usually correct, and in these 3 cases their judgement was the same as mine, but mine came first. I would have flagged them just the same without using the tools, but it seems irresponsible not to take every possible precaution before accusing the user. Commented Jun 13, 2023 at 8:48
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    In other words, AI answers will be flagged, with or without these tools, except that the tools can help avoid mistakes. Disallowing the tools doesn't mean that (bad) AI answers won't be flagged and removed. Commented Jun 13, 2023 at 8:51
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    Exactly why can't you continue to identify such answers by their content, downvote them and flag them in need of moderator intervention as wrong, misleading, or not answering the question? If an answer is bad, we need to get rid of it no matter how they were created. Why should a horrible answer survive just because a tool says it's not AI generated? Commented Jun 19, 2023 at 11:59
  • @Philippos: I can and I did. Reverse question : Why shouldn't I use a technology when it exists? I downvote and flag bad answers, but reporting a user as an AI spammer is more serious. Commented Jun 19, 2023 at 13:19
  • I'm not opposed to use that technology, so I'm not the one to answer your question. Just tried to understand your concern. Commented Jun 19, 2023 at 14:03