“And while AI is good at writing about general knowledge (e.g., what is ‘Moby Dick’ about?), it doesn't do very well with specific knowledge (e.g., what are the main themes in ‘Moby Dick,’ and which scholars have written about them?).”
“Other ways in which it might be obvious that something has been written by AI is the poor use of citations, which are an important part of academic writing,” Mejias explained. “And while AI is good at writing about general knowledge (e.g., what is ‘Moby Dick’ about?), it doesn't do very well with specific knowledge (e.g., what are the main themes in ‘Moby Dick,’ and which scholars have written about them?).”