How to Detect AI Writing | 9 Methods

Published on November 28, 2024 by Kate Santoro, BS Revised on July 9, 2025

AI is getting better and better at writing texts that mimic humans. This means it’s becoming increasingly important to understand how to detect AI writing and know when content was written by a human.

There are strategies that can help detect AI writing, including:

  • AI detectors
  • Plagiarism checkers
  • Manual language analysis
  • Manual style analysis
  • Fact-checking and source-checking
  • Intent analysis
  • Alternatives to writing
  • Metadata and timestamps
  • Comparison to other AI samples

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*Per Say or Per Se | Correct Spelling & Use

Published on November 28, 2024 by Kate Santoro, BS Revised on July 24, 2025

Per se is the correct spelling of the phrase that means “by itself.” It’s used to express that something is considered on its own, without reference to anything else.

Per say is a common misspelling of this phrase and is incorrect.

Per say or per se in a sentence examples
  • The movie wasn’t bad per se, but it wasn’t very funny.
  • The movie wasn’t bad per say, but it wasn’t very funny.
  • Kira doesn’t dislike the city per se, but she finds the traffic overwhelming.
  • Kira doesn’t dislike the city per say, but she finds the traffic overwhelming.
Note
Be mindful to write per se as separate words. “Perse” is a color similar to indigo and a water nymph in Greek mythology.

A QuillBot Grammar Check can correct any errors where you mix up these words.

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How Do AI Detectors Work? | Techniques & Accuracy

Published on November 27, 2024 by Kate Santoro, BS Revised on July 14, 2025

One consequence of the AI boom has been a surge in AI detectors—sometimes called AI writing detectors or AI content detectors. AI detectors work by analyzing features of a text and evaluating if they better match human samples or AI-generated samples.

These tools are becoming increasingly popular, as people want to know when AI has been used in the writing they work with.

However, just because AI detectors are popular doesn’t mean they are always reliable. Therefore, it’s important to understand how AI detectors work, so as to better understand the results they give us.
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Bad Synonyms | Uses & Example Sentences

Published on November 20, 2024 by Kate Santoro, BS Revised on March 27, 2025

Bad is an adjective, adverb, and noun that has diverse meanings in English and almost always carries a negative connotation.

Bad can mean “of poor quality,” “morally unacceptable,” “unhappy,” “harmful,” “unhealthy,” “unhappy,” “unpleasant or unfavorable,” “naughty,” and “rotten.”

Some synonyms for bad are:

  • Poor
  • Awful
  • Wrong
  • Evil
  • Sad
  • Sorry
  • Dangerous
  • Detrimental
  • Ill
  • Sick
  • Miserable
  • Disobedient
  • Mischievious
  • Putrid
  • Off

QuillBot’s Paraphraser can help you find other synonyms for “bad” to reflect your intended meaning.

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