Google just open-sourced its AI text detection tool for everyone [Video]

“PCWorld is on a journey to delve into information that resonates with readers and creates a multifaceted tapestry to convey a landscape of profound enrichment.” That drivel may sound like it was AI-generated, but it was, in fact, written by a fleshy human — yours truly.

Truth is, it’s hard to know whether a particular chunk of text is AI-generated or actually written by a human. Google is hoping to make it easier to spot by open-sourcing its new software tool.

Google calls it SynthID, a method that “watermarks and identifies AI-generated content.” Previously limited to Google’s own language and image generation systems, the company has announced that SynthID is being released as open-source code that can be applied to other AI text generation setups as well. (If you’re more comp-sci literate than me, you can check out all the details in the prestigious Nature journal.)

But in layman’s terms — at least to the degree …