Do AI writing detectors actually work? We put 5 to the test.
They claim to spot writing by ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude, so we put Pangram, Grammarly, GPTZero, and more on the spot to see if they work.
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AI embraced by more students and educators, Instructure finds
While educators and parents both had concerns about AI's impact on learning, most also found at least one reason to be ...
Part 2: How should we bring AI into the classroom?
In the first piece of this series, we established how disruptive AI has been to education, as well as touched briefly on ...
Show HN: Hail.so – Open-source phone, SMS and email for agents and humans, v0.15
Hello builders,I built Hail because I got tired of wiring together Twilio, email providers, compliance rules, and model providers every time I wanted an AI agent to communicate with users.Good to be back with this new release of Hail (previous post in comment).Here is what shipped lately:1. Agents can now send emails/SMS during phone calls. This helps send a summary of the call or additional confirmation/information.2. BYO provider for STT/LLM/TTS models: This helps set up a
Launch HN: Bloomy (YC S26) – AI-powered mastery learning for K-12
Hi HN, I’m Alex Southmayd, the founder of Bloomy (https://bloomylearning.com) – an AI-powered mastery-learning platform for K-12 students. Bloomy provides students with an AI tutor alongside adaptive curriculum (right now Math, English Language Arts, and Writing).How it works: we diagnose students’ skill gaps, place them on personalized learning paths, and give them standards-aligned lessons and a Socratic AI tutor that scaffolds their learning without just giving away the answer.The g
Show HN: CharitySense Nonprofit Due Diligence
Research the US-based nonprofits before donating. You can search for nonprofits or causes and dive deep into IRS and website disclosures. This is less like a charity rating site like CharityNavigator and ProPublica and more about helping donors decide whether to support a nonprofit or not.Since the last update, I've taken in a lot of feedback and included foundations, trusts, and small entities totally over 8.8M filings and 2.2M entities.Beyond any general feedback, what I'd love to k
WorkLife with Adam Grant: Your hidden personality
Are you an introvert ... or an extrovert? You might not know yourself as well as you think. Adam Grant talks with "Quiet" author Susan Cain and visits a workplace where personality training starts even before job training, to help you discover what your traits really are -- and how you can stretch beyond them. This episode is brought to you by W...
WorkLife with Adam Grant: A debate with Malcolm Gladwell
In a special live taping at the 92nd Street Y in New York, Adam talks with Revisionist History's Malcolm Gladwell about how to avoid doing highly undesirable tasks, what makes an idea interesting, and why Malcolm thinks we shouldn't root for the underdog. This episode is brought to you by Accenture, Bonobos, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Warby Pa...
WorkLife with Adam Grant: Reinventing the job interview
We've all answered our share of cringeworthy interview questions -- and watched managers pick the wrong person while rejecting the right one. Is it time to delegate hiring decisions to algorithms? Find out what the experts recommend, and meet a pair of leaders who have reimagined the interview process by ignoring credentials and refusing to look...
Want to Transform Your Life? Writing May Hold the Key
Daily, we are bombarded with media messages promising quick-fix solutions to transform our lives — attached to expensive course offerings, dietary supplements, and exercise plan enrollments — all of ...
Chegg Coupon Codes: Save on Textbooks, Study, and Writing This July 2026
Chegg has adapted with the times, incorporating homework help and tutoring with technology to bring students the assistance ...
Life Crafting: How Writing Helps You Get the Life You Want
The world often tugs at our attention, rerouting our focus throughout the day, leaving an ever-growing mountain of unfinished tasks and lingering feelings of malcontent. This zig-zag way of life, if ...
Meta Accused of Using AI to Monitor Emails, Keystrokes and Web Activity Before Axing Workers on Sick Leave
Ex-Meta employees have filed a lawsuit claiming the company used biased AI software for layoffs, unfairly targeting vulnerable staff. The case could reveal how tech giants manage workforce reductions.
Meta accused of using AI to target employees who used sick leave for layoffs
Some 26 employees of Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit accusing the tech company of using AI-powered software to target ...
Lawsuit accuses Meta of using AI to target workers for layoffs who took medical and maternity leave
While much attention has focused on worries that employers will use AI to replace workers, this legal action puts a spotlight on companies' alleged use of the technology in staffing decisions.
Meta accused of using AI to target workers on medical leave in bloodbath layoffs: lawsuit
Meta is facing a lawsuit from 26 employees accusing the tech giant of using AI-powered software that disproportionately ...
Meta accused of using AI to pick employees with medical conditions for layoffs
Twenty-six current and former Meta employees, including some from California, allege the company violated federal and state ...
WorkLife with Adam Grant: The science of the deal
Most of us negotiate in one of two ways: either you roll right over the other party, or you just roll over. But great negotiators refuse to believe that we have to choose between results and relationships. Sharpen your negotiation skills for both business and life with evidence and insights from a trio of negotiators who transformed their styles...
The TED Interview: David Brooks on political healing
New York Times pundit David Brooks describes a plan to rebuild broken communities and offers actionable steps to live a more meaningful life. (Audio only)
Thinking: Alternate Distribution for Filmmakers
This idea did not in anyway start with the intention of distribution. In my 20s there were a group of 12 of us, who shared a whatsapp group and every thursday, we had a standing appointment to decide and watch the interesting movie for the week.Over the years as life happens and folks got married, moved, priorities shifted, that ritual that almost lasted a decade fell apart.During the pandemic, given that most of us had a VR headset, we reconnected and started watching movies together - we'