Some writers worry that AI detection software could falsely flag their work, potentially ruining reputations or job opportunities before they have a chance to prove the detectors wrong. karetoria/Getty Images hide caption

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Ghostwriter Sally McGraw was hoping to land a job developing a book proposal for a prospective client. But after submitting a writing sample, she got an unexpected response: an email telling her that multiple artificial intelligence detection tools had flagged her work as machine-generated.

"I was floored because I had not used AI to generate the text," McGraw said. "I'd written it all myself."

Having spent more than 20 years as a professional nonfiction writer, McGraw said she was angry that her work had been dismissed as AI-written.

"You know where you see a cartoon character going red from their chin all the way up to the crown of their head? I felt my ears starting to burn," she said.…