Is OpenAI AI Text Classifier dead?

Yes. OpenAI AI Text Classifier was shut down on July 20, 2023, 5 months, 20 days after its launch on January 31, 2023. The cause of death was technical failure; it was killed by OpenAI. Classification: feature removed. Details and the source are above.

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OpenAI AI Text Classifier

Feature removed · Technical Failure · shut down July 20, 2023

Born: January 31, 2023
Died: July 20, 2023
Lifespan: 5m 20d
Cause of death: Technical Failure
Killed by: OpenAI
Type: Service

OpenAI's tool to detect AI-generated text, launched to address concerns about ChatGPT being used for cheating and misinformation. Pulled with barely a mention after just 6 months because its accuracy was abysmal: it correctly identified only 26% of AI-written text while falsely flagging 9% of human-written text as AI.

Collateral damage: Educators who relied on it to detect AI-written assignments lost their only free detection tool from a major AI lab.

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