Distinguishing Human and AI Outputs in Contemporary Contexts

Riccardo Manzotti and Anita Romanello discuss the difficulty in distinguishing between human and artificial intelligence outputs. They note that while poorly executed AI work can sometimes be identified, there is no essential difference between human and AI creations in principle. The authors mention that early large language models produced text similar to the formal English used by some Italian scholars, which was often mistaken for AI-generated content. They argue that seeking fundamental distinctions between human and AI products is no longer meaningful, though humans may occasionally demonstrate creative leaps beyond current AI capabilities.