AI detection trap: When machines put human creativity on trial

The article examines the fallout from AI-writing accusations against authors such as Mia Ballard, whose Hachette contract was pulled after allegations involving the Pangram Labs detector, and contrasts this with France's Prix Pascal de Littérature IA, which invites disclosed AI co-written submissions. It describes how detectors work as binary classifiers and cites a 2023 Stanford study finding detectors disproportionately flag non-native English speakers, along with concerns about false positives and text humanisers.