AI CAN WRITE. BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN?

Living in an AI world without surrendering the human mind

Dr. Rodolfo John Ortiz Teope, PhD, EdD, DM

I once submitted something I had written in 2010 to an AI detector. It was my own work, written long before today’s generative AI tools became widely available.

The result surprised me: around 90 percent AI.

Sandali. Pati ba ang pinagpaguran ko noon, kailangan ko nang patunayang akin ngayon?

I remembered choosing the words, questioning my arguments, deleting paragraphs, and starting again. Then a percentage on a screen seemed to place that effort under suspicion.

Naroon ako noong isinusulat ko iyon. Ako ang nag-isip. Ako ang nagpuyat. Tapos ngayon, kailangan ko pang maging saksi sa sarili kong pag-iisip.

That experience made me question how we judge authorship. A “90 percent AI” result does not automatically establish that AI wrote 90 percent of a document. Its meaning depends on the system, and the score alone cannot settle who created the work.

A detector may raise a question. It should never become the entire answer.

Then comes the familiar advice: “Your writing sounds like AI. You should humanize it.” 

And what is offered to humanize it? Another AI tool for Fee to make it 100 Percent na hinde daw ito sinulat ng AI.

AI ang pinaghihinalaan. AI ang tagasuri. AI rin ang panghilot. Aba, tayo ang nagbabayad, pero tayo pa ang kailangang magpatunay na tao tayo.

The arrangement sounds amusing until someone’s grade, credibility, or livelihood depends on it. A student may start changing clear sentences simply to reduce a score, with little attention to whether the revision improves the argument.

Ang dating tanong: “Paano ko ito maipapaliwanag?” Ngayon: “Paano ako hindi mapagbibintangan?” Sayang kung ang takot sa makina ang papalit sa saya ng pagkatuto.

We need to learn to live in an AI world. That requires more than access to technology. It requires clear boundaries, honest disclosure, and the ability to think independently. People must learn when assistance helps and when the purpose of an assignment requires their own unaided effort.

Hindi sapat ang basta pagbabawal. Turuan natin silang kumilatis, magtanong, at umamin kung saan sila tinulungan. Gamitin ang kasangkapan nang hindi isinusuko ang sariling pag-iisip.

We must distinguish assistance from concealment. Correcting grammar differs from submitting an argument one neither developed nor understands. Likewise, rewriting text merely to disguise prohibited assistance does not resolve the underlying dishonesty.

Hindi lahat ng tulong ay pandaraya. Pero hindi rin lahat ng magandang pagkakasulat ay patunay ng kaalaman. Maaaring makinis ang pangungusap habang hilaw pa ang pag-unawa.

Schools and offices should explain what assistance is permitted, what must be disclosed, and what people must demonstrate independently. These expectations should be clear before work begins. Teachers also need assignments that make learning visible throughout the process.

Assessment must examine substance. Are the claims accurate? Do the sources exist? Does the evidence support the conclusion? Can the author recognize a weakness, reconsider an assumption, or apply the idea to a different situation?

A conversation can help reveal that understanding.

Kung research ang ipinasa, itanong kung bakit iyon ang pamamaraan. Kung article, usisain ang argumento. Makinig sa paliwanag. Ang layunin ay makita ang natutuhan, hindi humanap ng maipapahiya.

An oral explanation should form only part of the evidence. Drafts, research notes, revisions, and supervised exercises can also show how understanding developed. Give people reasonable opportunities to demonstrate learning, including those who struggle to speak under pressure.

May estudyanteng nauutal sa kaba pero matiyagang nag-aral. Sana hindi mawala sa isang sandaling panginginig ang pagkilala sa ilang buwang pagsisikap. Mahigpit na pagsusuri at malasakit ay maaaring magsama.

Human input matters, but a clever prompt does not guarantee a truthful answer. The person submitting the work must verify its claims, acknowledge assistance where required, and accept responsibility for its consequences. Wisdom includes knowing when an impressive answer is wrong.

Sa likod ng papel ay maaaring isang anak na gustong makapagtapos, isang magulang na muling nangangarap, o isang gurong ayaw tumigil matuto. Karapatan nilang masuri nang patas; tungkulin nilang magsumite nang tapat.

We must learn to live in an AI world. AI can help us find the words. We must still know what they mean—and answer for what they say.

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*About the author:

Dr. Rodolfo “John” Ortiz Teope is a distinguished Filipino academic, public intellectual, and advocate for civic education and public safety, whose work spans local academies and international security circles. With a career rooted in teaching, research, policy, and public engagement, he bridges theory and practice by making meaningful contributions to academic discourse, civic education, and public policy. Dr. Teope is widely respected for his critical scholarship in education, management, economics, doctrine development, and public safety; his grassroots involvement in government and non-government organizations; his influential media presence promoting democratic values and civic consciousness; and his ethical leadership grounded in Filipino nationalism and public service. As a true public intellectual, he exemplifies how research, advocacy, governance, and education can work together in pursuit of the nation’s moral and civic mission.

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