Question 1

Most Common Reasons for False Positives With Originality

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If you know that an article was produced by a human but Originality gives it a high AI score, this is a false positive

False positives happen in about 1.56% of cases of AI detector false positives

This article will explain the most common false positives and how to avoid them

Lowering Your False Positive Rate

You can lower your rate of false positives by:

Making sure that no tools were used to generate, edit, or plan your content. Every tool is powered by AI and will increase our AI score. Even if you rewrite content, or planned the content yourself, or an AI only did the editing… it will still raise our AI score
Avoiding software like Grammarly, ChatGPT, Quillbot, Microsoft Word Editor, or other tools
Scanning as much of the content as possible (instead of only scanning a paragraph, or the intro, or conclusion, or etc)
Avoiding formulaic content. (intros, conclusions, recipes, works cited pages)
Using our Chrome extension to "watch a writer write". It allows you to see the edit history of a Google Doc and run scans at each point along the edit history. You can see how the AI score changes over time

The most common false positives are caused by:

Tool usage
Short content
Formulaic content
Public domain works
Academic content

Let's take a look at each of these

Tool Usage

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Question 2

How To Cancel Your Monthly Subscription

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You can cancel your monthly subscription at any time. Once you cancel, your monthly credits and features will be available until the end of the current subscription. For example: You started your subscription on November 5th and cancel it soon after. Your subscription will be active until December 4th.

You can cancel your subscription here and go to Your Current plan, then by clicking on "cancel your subscription".

You'll see a short cancel survey after you click the cancel button. This just helps us know how we can improve the product for you (and might have some interesting ideas for you)

Your subscription will be canceled after finishing the survey and clicking the "Confirm and Cancel" button. If you don't see this button, you haven't finished the survey. You can open it up again or contact us at support (the chatbox on the bottom right) and we will cancel for you :)

You won't be billed again unless it's initiated by you. Be sure to uncheck Credit Topup so you won't be billed if your balance is low.

Question 3

Multiple Languages: How To Use Multi Language AI Detection

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Originality.ai supports the following languages:

| Languages: A - I | Languages: J - R | Languages: S - Z | | ---- | | Bulgarian | Japanese | Slovak | | Chinese Simplified | Korean | Spanish | | Chinese Traditional | Modern Standard Arabic | Swedish | | Czech | Norwegian | Thai | | Danish | Persian | Turkish | | Dutch | Polish | Urdu | | English | Portuguese | Ukrainian | | Finnish | Romanian | Vietnamese | | French | Russian | | | German | | | | Greek | | | | Hindi | | | | Indonesian | | | | Italian | | |

To scan in any of these languages, you can go to Start New Scan and write or paste the content in the supported language.

Select the "Multi-Language" tab:

If you are scanning in a Non-English language, this will probably change to the Multi Language model by default. If not, please manually change it to the Multi Language option by clicking and selecting Multi Language

You can click the Scan Now button above the scan box and your scan should be ready.

Question 4

Scan History

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The Scan History feature in Originality.ai allows you to access and review all previous scans you’ve run on your content. This includes plagiarism checks, grammar and spelling reviews, readability analyses, and fact-check scans. By keeping a detailed record of your scans, you can easily track your content’s review history and manage multiple documents efficiently.You can see your scans by going to the Scan History page

You can access your Scan History for 30 days with a Pay-as-you-go plan or Pro Subscription, and for 365 days with an Enterprise plan.

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How to Access Scan History

Accessing your scan history in Originality.ai is simple:

Log in to your Originality.ai account.
Navigate to the Scan History tab or section.
Browse the list of past scans, which are organized by date and scan type.
Click on a scan to view detailed results, including flagged content and suggested corrections. You can quickly revisit any scan without needing to re-run it, saving time and improving workflow efficiency.

What the Scan History Feature Does

The Scan History feature provides a complete record of your past scans, including:

Content title or document name
Scan type (Plagiarism, Grammar & Spelling, Readability, Fact Check)
Date and time the scan was run
Results summary, including scores or flagged issues This makes it easy to revisit past scans, compare results, and

Question 5

How Many Words Does A Credit Scan?

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Each credit scans between 50 and 100 words.

When you go to start a scan you will see two boxes that are checked by default: Detect AI and Check Plagiarism.

When both of these are checked, each credit will scan up to 50 words. Meaning if you're scanning 49 words, it will cost 1 credit. If you're scanning 51 words, it will cost 2 credits

When only one of these boxes is checked--either Detect AI or Check Plagiarism--then each credit will scan up to 100 words. Meaning if you're scanning 99 words, it will cost 1 credit. If you're scanning 101 words, it will cost 2 credits.

You can see that this scan is for 100 words and has both options checked. It will cost 2 credits--50 words per credit:

When I uncheck either of the boxes, the scan costs only 1 credit:

What If I'm Barely Over The Limit?

Each credit can scan a maximum of 50 to 100 words and going over this limit will result in using another credit.

Here's an example: Let's say you have 1,000 words and both boxes checked. This will cost 20 credits. If you add another word

Question 6

AI Score

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The AI Score in Originality.ai provides a clear, easy-to-understand percentage indicating the likelihood that a piece of content was generated by AI. This score helps you quickly assess content authenticity without needing to interpret complex analysis.

Whether you're reviewing content for quality, compliance, or originality, the AI Score gives you a fast and reliable snapshot of your results.

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How to View the AI Score

To access the AI Score in Originality.ai:

Run an AI Scan on your content.
Once the scan is complete, the AI Score will be displayed in the results.
Review the percentage alongside highlighted sections for more context. The score is presented prominently so you can immediately understand the result.

What the AI Score Represents

The AI Score is a percentage that reflects how likely it is that the content was generated by AI.

Higher percentages indicate a greater likelihood of AI-generated content
Lower percentages indicate a greater likelihood of human-written content
Some content may fall into a mixed category, meaning it likely contains both AI and human input This score is generated based on advanced analysis of writing patterns, structure, and linguistic signals.

How to Interpret the AI Score

While the AI Score is a helpful indicator, it should be interpreted carefully:

It reflects probability, not certainty
Some writing styles may naturally appear more “AI-like” *

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