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		ffujdefvjg 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do AI detectors work? Students face false cheating... > I expect not smart enough people are buying “AI” products and trusting them to do the things they want them to do, but don’t work. People are willing to believe almost anything as long as it makes their lives a little more convenient.

PeterStuer 11 months ago [–]

Or it is accepted that said purchase will cover their ass, or even better, that refusing said purchase can be held against them in the future if things happen, even if said purchase would have made 0 difference.

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