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Detecting GPT-4 Content

The future of artificial intelligence is here, and its name is GPT-4. Developed by OpenAI, GPT-4 is the newest and most advanced model in deep learning, capable of processing text and image inputs to produce human-like outputs.

While still not entirely on par with human abilities, GPT-4 has already achieved impressive feats in various benchmarks. However, with this increased power comes increased responsibility, and the need to detect GPT-4-generated content has become more crucial.

In this article, we’ll explore the limitations and superior capabilities of GPT-4 and compare the top tools for detecting GPT-4 content.

GPT-4 marks a significant advancement in deep learning and AI capabilities. With its ability to process text and image inputs, this advanced model generates outputs that closely mimic human-level performance on professional and academic benchmarks. It has even passed a simulated bar exam with an impressive score in the top 10% of test takers !

Underpinning GPT-4 is a transformer model pre-trained to predict the next token in a document. Post-training alignment processes enhance accuracy and adherence to desired behavior, making it all the more powerful.

To reach this level of performance, OpenAI developed specialized infrastructure alongside optimization methods to deliver results across various scales, as reported in the GPT-4 technical report. Even more remarkable is that a model trained with 1/1,000th of the compute used for GPT-4 can still accurately predict some aspects of its performance.

Recent tests and evaluations have shown that GPT-4 outperforms its predecessor, GPT-3.5, in complex tasks and nuanced instructions.

To prove this, developers challenged the models on various benchmarks, including simulated exams initially designed for humans without specific training in these areas.

Across all tests, GPT-4 excelled compared to other large language and state-of-the-art models with additional training protocols or benchmark crafting for machine learning.

Its superiority has also been confirmed in real-world applications including –

  • Support services
  • Sales operations
  • Content moderation
  • Programming

GPT-4 is now also being used to evaluate AI outputs, marking the beginning of OpenAI’s second phase of alignment strategy.

All things considered, GPT-4 stands out for its reliability, creativity, and ability to handle complex tasks – an incredible achievement in AI.

Despite these remarkable accomplishments, GPT-4 has challenges / limitations –

  1. Hallucination: A significant concern is a tendency to create illusional / supposed fads (“hallucinated”) and reasoning errors.
  2. Limited knowledge: With GPT-4’s knowledge restricted to events before September 2021, this can result in reasoning errors, act on old or incomplete data, and accept incorrect or incomplete statements as facts.
  3. Security concerns: Security concerns are inherent within GPT-4 code, which can result in confident predictions that prove false. Also, the model cannot validate works for accuracy and correctness.

Despite AI’s significant advancements, it’s important to address these GPT-4 limitations to better assure safe and efficient use of the tool.

GPT-4 is a powerful AI system that can generate human-like text and images, making it an attractive option for those looking to create content quickly, expedite doing analysis or research, be better at business innovation, quickly assess strategies to improve outcomes, etc.

While GPT-4 is the most popular Large Language Model (LLM) for AI writing software, there are concerns. In the academic world universities are introducing measures to prevent plagiarism from GPT-4 generated texts. In other industries there are business and ethical issues regarding GPT-4 use as a substitute for human writers, artists, creators, innovators, etc.

As well, there are legal and IP issues associated with the authorization and compensation associated with the data used to train GPT-4 / LLMs

Because of these concerns, there is a need to identify GPT-4-generated text so people can assess the merit and value of the information to make informed decisions about the content. Additionally, due to this model’s limited up-to-date knowledge base, detecting GPT-4 content is critical to identifying incorrect facts or information.

Given several tools are available to help detect GPT-4 generated content, you can search for specific patterns in the text or images that indicate AI generation with –

1.   Originality.ai

Originality.ai provides comprehensive experiences for AI content detection with a feature-rich dashboard and robust AI detection algorithms with over 99% accuracy.

Originality.ai’s top features include:

  • AI content detection: Originality.ai can detect a full range of AI-generated content, including ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Quillbot-paraphrased content.
  • Plagiarism detection: Originality.ai features plagiarism detection alongside AI content detection so that you won’t have to switch to different platforms to ensure your content is unique.
  • Domain scanning: A very important feature of Originality.ai for webmasters, creators, etc. is its domain scanning capabilities to scan multiple pages under your domain quickly.
2.   Writer.com

Writer.com is an appealing AI detection tool for GPT-4 content detection that is –

  • Free to use (with no requirement to sign up)
  • Easy and quick AI detection
  • Intuitive and beginner-friendly scoring
3.   Copyleaks

Copyleaks is another AI detection tool to identify GPT-4 texts with –

  • Easy and quick AI content detection
  • Highlighting AI texts
  • Individual probability of AI presence in several parts within your text
  • Free for non-commercial use
4.   AI Writing Check

The AI Writing Check is AI detection in academia with –

  • Free scanning of up to 400 words
  • Up to 80-90% accuracy
  • AI plagiarism toolkit for students
  • Collaboration with non-profit organizations

Using 3 GPT-4 text samples, the results are summarized as follows –

From this analysis, Originality.ai detected all 3 of the GPT-4 content with 100% accuracy and confidence – with CopyLeaks having ~ 76%  – while Writer.com and AI Writing Check couldn’t detect any of the contents as AI or GPT-4 generated.

There is an increasing need to detect GPT-4 content since GPT-4 is revolutionizing AI, business, deep learning, etc. – that is creating a need to mitigate content plagiarism, IP and legal issues.

With several tools available, organizations can be proactive in detecting GPT-4 content quickly, easily, accurately and confidently.

If interested in learning more about using AI or detecting GPT-4 content to make Innovation more rewarding, please contact CAIL.

May 3, 2024     CAIL Innovation commentary      info@cail.com        www.cail.com       905-940-9000