A client rejected my article after running it through an AI detector and citing a high AI score. There was no opportunity to explain my writing process. The client said they were just following the tool. Who is ethically responsible in cases like this?
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Overconfidence in AI Detection Scores and Ethical Misuse of Results
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Jan 23, 2026 9:58 am
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Jan 23, 2026 10:02 am
Responsibility always lies with the human decision-maker. Saying “the tool said so” is a way of avoiding ethical accountability. AI tools do not make decisions; people choose how to use their outputs.
Jan 23, 2026 10:02 am
This is a classic example of responsibility laundering. When institutions or clients rely on automated scores to justify actions, they obscure human agency and weaken ethical oversight.
