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detection

[dih-tek-shuhn] / dɪˈtɛk ʃən /


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The company’s website boasts that its product has been “reviewed as the proven, most reliable and most accurate AI detection tool in the market by third parties including University of Maryland.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In the Netanyahu case, conspiracy theorists pointed to an AI detection tool that falsely labeled his coffee shop video as "96.9 percent AI-generated."

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Not only that, but other troops would have to come along to set up “perimeter defenses,” i.e., to protect the special-ops soldiers from Iranian detection and attack.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

These insights could help guide the development of more effective therapies and improve early detection strategies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

After being so quiet for so long—the slaves to escape the detection of hunters, and the hunters to escape the detection of their prey—all of them cried out and shrieked with their exertions.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead