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The subtle signs that give away chatbot writing, according to Wikipedia

Cutting corners: AI generated writing has a reputation problem. Academia treats it as a shortcut at best and a credibility killer at worst. Accuracy and originality are only part of the issue; the real trick is that AI text can be surprisingly slippery to pin down. Wikipedia offers a good case study. The platform, built on trust and human reliability, flat-out bans AI-written articles. Editors there have even compiled a running list of the linguistic "tells" that give a bot away.