I built GPTZero in college, and it became a hit. We sold it to an AI company —Now I worry AI is ruining writing.
Edward Tian built GPTZero in college and sold the AI writing detection tool to Superhuman. Now he worries AI is changing how people write and think.
Edward Tian, the co-founder of GPTZero, was not initially planning to become a tech entrepreneur. While in college, Tian and his friend Alex developed an AI detection tool after the launch of ChatGPT. Their tool gained rapid popularity, leading to a successful sale to Superhuman three years later. Tian now reflects on how the company's decision to create artificial scarcity helped boost its success.
Despite initially being pro-AI, Tian now feels that AI is negatively impacting writing and regrets not pursuing a journalism degree.
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