Trusting AI to detect AI? A systematic evaluation of the reliability and robustness of current AIGC detection tools for student academic work

2026/03/19 by Yicheng Sun, Yihan Liao, Xiaoxue Ma

paper · doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2026.105616

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