AI Detector for Editors
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An AI detector for editors is one more tool on the editing desk, next to the plagiarism check and the style guide. Paste a draft of 300 words or more to see a probability that it reads as AI-generated and which sentences drive the score, then decide what questions to ask the writer.
Limitations: Every result is a probability that can be wrong, not proof of how something was written. How results can be wrong →
3 free scans in total, shared across all five tools (not per day or per month). No signup needed to start.
Where an AI Detector for Editors Fits in the Workflow
- Intake: check new submissions against your AI policy before spending time on line edits.
- Plagiarism: run the separate plagiarism checker for copied passages; it lists matching web sources.
- Grammar and style: the grammar checker uses the open-source LanguageTool engine for up to 20,000 characters.
- Final read: the detector never replaces an editor's own judgement of accuracy and originality.
Reading the Highlights
The flagged sentences are the useful part for editors. Generic topic sentences, stacked adjectives and summary paragraphs that restate the headline tend to score highest, and they are often the weakest writing in the draft regardless of how it was produced.
Edits that replace those passages with reporting, examples and the writer's own observations improve the piece and usually lower the score as a side effect.
Working With Writers
Put your AI policy in the brief: what is allowed (research help, outlines, grammar) and what isn't (submitting generated text as original). When a draft scores high, ask the writer about their process and for notes or earlier drafts before drawing any conclusion.
Scores can be wrong, and some writers' natural style is plain and formulaic. A score alone is not a reason to reject work or withhold payment.
Building an Editorial AI Policy
A short written policy saves arguments later. Say which uses of AI are fine (research, outlining, spelling), which must be disclosed, and which are not accepted. Explain what happens when a draft raises questions: usually a conversation, a request for notes, and an editor's judgement, not an automatic rejection.
Review the policy as tools change, and share it with every new contributor before they file.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, up to 150,000 characters per check. Longer pieces can be checked section by section.
Not on the score alone. Ask about the writer's process and check the work's accuracy and originality.
No. Each subscription is tied to one account; there is no seat management for adding team members.
No. Paste text or upload a .docx, .pdf, .txt or .md file on the site.