# Do AI detectors give false positives?

> Yes. Genuinely human writing is sometimes flagged as AI — clean, formulaic, or non-native English is the most at risk. That is why a detector score should be treated as a heads-up, never as a verdict.

**URL:** https://humanit.app/answers/do-ai-detectors-give-false-positives  ·  **Verified:** 2026-07-17

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