# AI text detectors struggle when language models mimic an author's style

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/ai-text-detectors-struggle-when-language-models-mimic-an-authors-style/>
> Published: 2026-07-19 08:35:26+00:00

Epoch AI tested three leading AI text detectors (Pangram, GPTZero, and Originality.ai) using style-imitated texts. Up to 18 percent of AI-generated passages went undetected. For scientific writing, the miss rate climbed as high as 48 percent, the very genre where these detectors likely see the most real-world use.

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