AI detection tools cannot prove that text is AI-generated

AI detection tools have exploded into a billion-dollar industry claiming to identify AI-generated text, but they fundamentally cannot prove content was created by artificial intelligence. These tools work by detecting common writing patterns from popular AI models like ChatGPT and Claude, achieving roughly 90% accuracy at best, which still produces many false positives. The proliferation of these unreliable tools is harming students and writers who face unfair accusations, with some even altering their natural writing style to avoid detection.