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Turnitin's AI writing detection available now

Turnitin launches AI detection to help educators identify when AI writing tools such as ChatGPT have been used in students’ submissions.

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Academic integrity in the age of AI writing

Over the years, academic integrity has been both supported and tested by technology. Today, educators are facing a new frontier with AI writing and ChatGPT.

Here at Turnitin, we believe that AI can be a positive force that, when used responsibly, has the potential to support and enhance the learning process. We also believe that equitable access to AI tools is vital, which is why we’re working with students and educators to develop technology that can support and enhance the learning process. However, it is important to acknowledge new challenges alongside the opportunities.

We recognize that for educators, there is a pressing and immediate need to know when and where AI and AI writing tools have been used by students. This is why we are now offering AI detection capabilities for educators in our products.

AI writing indicator keeps educators informed

Gain insights on how much of a student’s submission is authentic, human writing versus  AI-generated from ChatGPT or other tools.

AI writing reporting with powerful results

Robust reporting identifies AI-written text and provides information educators need to determine their next course of action. We’ve designed our solution with educators, for educators.

Check student essays as you do today

AI writing detection complements Turnitin’s similarity checking workflow and is integrated with your LMS, providing a seamless, familiar experience.

Turnitin’s AI writing detection capability available with Originality, helps educators identify AI-generated content in student work while safeguarding the interests of students.
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Turnitin AI Innovation Lab

Welcome to the Turnitin AI Innovation Lab, a hub for new and upcoming product developments in the area of AI writing. You can follow our progress on detection initiatives for AI writing, ChatGPT, and AI-paraphrasing.

Understanding the false positive rate for sentences of our AI writing detection capability

We’d like to share more insight on our sentence level false positive rate and tips on how to use our AI writing detection metrics.

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Understanding false positives within our AI writing detection capabilities

We’d like to share some insight on how our AI detection model deals with false positives and what constitutes a false positive.

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Helping solve the AI writing puzzle one piece at a time

AI-generated writing has transformed every aspect of our lives, including the classroom. However, identifying AI writing in students’ submissions is just one piece in the broader, complex, ever-evolving AI writing puzzle.

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Teaching in the age of AI writing

As AI text generators like ChatGPT quickly evolve, our educator resources will, too. Curated and created by our team of veteran educators, our resources help educators meet these new challenges. They are built for professional learning and outline steps educators can take immediately to guide students in maintaining academic integrity when faced with AI writing tools.

Getting started with AI writing at Turnitin- for educators
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Getting started with AI writing at Turnitin- for educators
This guide for instructors introduces resources to support classroom use of AI writing detection capabilities.
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AI use/misuse activity
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AI use/misuse activity
A presentation deck meant to facilitate discussion on what constitutes AI use/misuse.
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AI use/misuse activity guide
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AI use/misuse activity guide
An educator’s guide to accompany the AI use/misuse activity.
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The Turnitin Educator Network is a space to meet, discuss and share best practices on academic integrity in the age of AI.
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Learn more about AI writing in our blog

Written by experts in the field, educators, and Turnitin professionals, our blog offers resources and thought leadership in support of students, instructors, and administrators. Dive into articles on a variety of important topics, including academic integrity, assessment, and instruction in a world with artificial intelligence.

Six ways to embed AI writing tools in every teacher toolkit
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Six ways to embed AI writing tools in every teacher toolkit
Empowering educators: AI writing tools and partnering with Turnitin Support - Part 1.
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The best writing AI practices unveiled: Mastering AI for simple tasks
Tuesday 18 July 2023
The best writing AI practices unveiled: Mastering AI for simple tasks
What are the values of AI writing in the classroom?
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ChatGPT essay writing: How to talk to students about AI and integrity
Tuesday 11 July 2023
ChatGPT essay writing: How to talk to students about AI and integrity
A discussion about ChatGPT misuse, and how to talk to students about academic integrity.
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Turnitin AI tools in the news

Never miss an update or announcement. Visit our media center for recent news coverage and press releases.

Cheat GPT? Turnitin CEO Chris Caren weighs in on combating A.I. plagiarism | CNBC Squawk Box

Since the inception of AI-generated writing, educators and institutions are learning how to navigate it in the classroom. Turnitin’s CEO Chris Caren joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss how it is being used in the classroom and how educators can identify AI writing in student submissions.

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Schools Ban ChatGPT amid Fears of Artificial-Intelligence-Assisted Cheating

U.S. educators are debating the merits and risks of a new, free artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT, which students are using to write passable high school essays. So far, there isn’t a reliable way to catch cheating. Matt Dibble has the story.

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Some U.S. schools banning AI technology while others embrace it | NBC Nightly News

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program, can write college-level essays in seconds. While some school districts are banning it due to cheating concerns, NBC News’ Jacob Ward has details on why some teachers are embracing the technology.

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Testing Turnitin’s New AI Detector: How Accurate Is It?

BestColleges

Artificial intelligence, it seems, is taking over the world. At least that's what alarmists would have you believe. The line between fact and fiction continues to blur, and recognizing what is real versus what some bot concocted grows increasingly difficult with each passing week.
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The Sky Is Not Falling: Turnitin Urges Educators to 'Meet the Moment' of ChatGPT

THE Journal

In this episode of THE Journal Insider podcast, host and THEJournal.com editor Kristal Kuykendall welcomes two former teachers who have been working on AI writing tools at Turnitin, a plagiarism-detection software used by thousands of K–12 schools and institutions of higher education.
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How ChatGPT will reshape the future of the high school essay

Fast Company

ChatGPT, an AI-powered “large language” model, is poised to change the way high school English teachers do their jobs. With the ability to understand and respond to natural language, ChatGPT is a valuable tool for educators looking to provide personalized instruction and feedback to their students.
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Meet us in person to discuss AI writing detection

We are attending larger and smaller events to ensure we’ll have the opportunity to discuss academic integrity in the age of AI writing with you in person. Here’s a list of events that Turnitin has already participated in, or will be participating in this year. Looking forward to seeing you there!

MBO Digitaal Conferentie, September 21-22, Ulft, Netherlands
World Academic Summit, 26-28 September 2023, Sydney, Australia
Campus Innovation, September 27-29, Hamburg, Germany
tawiab 2023: Tagung wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeiten und Hochschulschriften-Repositorien, September 28, Vienna, Austria
ACO-TEC 2023, September 28-29, Vienna, Austria
Digital Universities: MENA, 9-11 October, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, 9-12 October 2023, Chicago, USA

EDUtech Europe, October 10-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Digital Universities: Europe, 23-25 October 2023, Barcelona, Spain
THE Campus Live US, 8-9 November 2023, Los Angeles, USA
SURF Onderwijsdagen, November 14-15, Den Bosch, Netherlands
NCTE, 16-19 November 2023, Columbus, OH, USA
THE Campus Live UK, 22-23 November 2023, UK
Online Educa Berlin 2023 (OEB), November 22-24, Berlin, Germany

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