WriteHuman - History Replay for Google Docs

WriteHuman lets you watch the writing of any Google Doc (that you’re given access to, or the editor of) from start to finish.

WriteHuman - History Replay for Google Docs

"WriteHuman - History Replay for Google Docs" is a Chrome extension that enables you to watch the creation process of any Google Doc you've accessed. With fast loading times, it offers a unique insight into genuine authorship, showing natural writing behaviors such as deletions and rewrites. The extension respects user privacy, storing data locally without tracking personal information. Shareable replays are randomly linked and automatically deleted after 30 days, promoting transparency around AI usage in writing.
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Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 5.00
(5)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2024-01-17)
Creation date: 2024-01-09
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 406.53K

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Extension summary

It loads the video substantially faster than Draftback & other playback Google Doc revision history tools. Simply install the plugin and then click “Load replay” and within 2 seconds you can watch a video from start to finish of the writing process.

This extension is not anti-AI, it’s just about transparency. Whether you allow zero AI used by your students or employees or partial AI usage, WriteHuman can give you a look into that process and ensure your rules are adhered to.

“But what if they generate the text on another device and then slowly type it out in the Google Doc?” That’s a good point, but watch back the history of one of your own pieces of writing and you’ll see that genuine authorship looks very different than slowly typing out a piece of writing from another screen. Genuine authorship shows movement to different sections of the document, lots of backspacing, lots of deletions and rewrites, etc. And the good news is all of that is viewable within WriteHuman.

Most importantly, we DO NOT track the time spent on a document (as of now) as I currently do not believe it is necessary to discern human effort vs AI cheating. However, we will revisit this in the future if it is requested. I have concerns about bias if less time is spent, or a project is started close to the deadline, and I have discussed these concerns with educators and they've confirmed they could be true.

Feature requests? [email protected].

HOW TO USE

  1. Install.
  2. Open any Google document you have edit access to.
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User reviews

It's good but how does it work though
by Abhiram, 2024-12-12

by Vlad Veksler, 2024-12-01

Useful for my writing team.
by Killer Papers, 2024-05-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

WriteHuman - History Replay for Google Docs requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

WriteHuman - History Replay for Google Docs has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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