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Rewriting AI Text Does Not Remove Disclosure Obligations, Tool Maker Warns

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A developer behind an AI rewriting tool has publicly clarified that processing a document through their software does not eliminate any institutional or academic requirement to disclose AI involvement in its creation. The company's ethics page explicitly states that the tool only alters wording, not the underlying fact that AI was used during drafting. The article distinguishes between two separate questions: what an AI-detection tool outputs, and what actually occurred during the writing process — noting that disclosure rules govern the latter. Detection systems assess the current state of a text and do so imperfectly, meaning evading a detector does not equate to satisfying a disclosure policy. The company also acknowledges that its product is commonly used to lower AI-detection scores, and declines to certify any particular use as compliant with a given institution's rules.

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