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AI Detection Glossary

This glossary covers the key terms used in AI text detection and benchmarking. Each term includes a definition, technical explanation, and links to related content on DetectArena.
Elo Rating
A numerical rating system that measures relative skill between competitors through pairwise comparisons. Perplexity
A measure of how predictable text is to a language model. Lower perplexity suggests AI-generated text. Burstiness
A measure of sentence-length and complexity variation in text. Low burstiness suggests AI-generated content. False Positive Rate
The percentage of human-written text incorrectly classified as AI-generated by a detection tool. AI Watermarking
Hidden statistical signals embedded in AI-generated text that can later be used to identify the text as machine-generated. AI Detection
The field of identifying whether text, images, or other content was generated by an artificial intelligence system.

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