Q: “I used an app that screens for AI written content and it says that some of the content on this site is AI generated. Is it?”

AI detectors don’t detect AI, they detect unfamiliarity. They compare your expectations of what a ‘normal human’ sounds like to what’s in front of you, and if the gap is too wide, they call it artificial. If your app thinks I’m not writing like the herd, that's good news.

The real question being asked here is Can I safely dismiss what I read here without questioning myself?

You’re not actually trying to verify authorship; you’re looking for permission to dismiss what you don’t want to engage with. The fact that you ran the writing through a machine is the real indicator here of where you’re at and what you’re protecting. (Truth doesn’t borrow its authority from identity whether a saint, or a drunk, or a chatbot says it, and it doesn’t climb down a hierarchy to reach you.)

Running someone’s writing through an AI detection app doesn’t define their writing as AI; it defines you as someone who needs to be told what to think. That’s not discernment, it’s dependency. The need for an authoritative source is the need to avoid personal responsibility.

If something is indicated for you, then it will arrive through whatever conduit is handy whether that’s a book, a billboard, a machine, a mistake, or the dumbest person you know. There are no accidents, or special channels, or chosen messengers. If the source determines whether you take it seriously, then you’re not seeking truth, you’re seeking comfort.

If my words unsettle you, then they’re doing their job. If the app reassures you that you can ignore them, then it’s doing its job. Only one of those is working in favor of dismantling your false self.

As always, I will point you back inward. Instead of asking, does this writing conform to an AI app’s template for ‘human’? Maybe ask How does outsourcing my discernment to an app keep me feeling safe from the impact of what I’m reading?

Truth doesn’t need a source; illusion does. As long as you’re checking sources, you’re not checking yourself. Chalk one up to the Dreamstate.