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OpenAI has postponed the release of its much-anticipated tool designed to detect text generated by its ChatGPT model. According to the reports, the launch has been delayed due to possible issues that may affect the user experience and the ecosystem. The Wall Street Journal said OpenAI has been preparing to release the tool for the past year but has not done so, mainly due to risks and various issues. The choice to postpone the tool’s launch also seems to be related to the user’s input. In a poll conducted by OpenAI, they found that nearly a third of its loyal ChatGPT users might be deterred by the introduction of anti-cheating technology.  How the anti-cheating tool functions According to the Center for Democracy and Technology, 59% of middle and high school teachers believe that students have used AI in their assignments, an increase from the previous year. The anti-cheating tool works by embedding a watermark into the text written by an AI. Even though this watermark is invisible to the naked eye, OpenAI’s detection technology is able to pick it up. The tool provides a score that represents the probability that a given text was written by ChatGPT. This watermarking technique is said to be almost perfect, as internal documents reveal that it has a 99. 9 percent effectiveness when ChatGPT churns out a lot of content. However, some issues have been raised concerning the tool. One major concern is that it could be disadvantageous to those who are not native English speakers. Some people are concerned that the watermarking might not be as efficient as it should be or may flag other works from authors with poor English skills as plagiarised. Additionally, critics have expressed concern that the watermark can be erased or manipulated by translating it or by inserting…

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Filed under: News - @ August 5, 2024 8:16 pm