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18 · Posted by Beatrice L ·

I got accused of using AI on a paper I wrote entirely by hand

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Sharing my experience because I know I am not the only one dealing with this. If this happened to you please share your story too.\n\nI spent 8 hours writing my paper. Went through three drafts. Had my roommate read it. Submitted it feeling really good about it. Then I get an email saying Turnitin flagged 43% of my paper as AI generated.\n\nI have never used AI to write any of my papers. English is my second language and I think that might be part of the problem. My writing style tends to be very structured because that is how I was taught.\n\nThoughts? I know this is a controversial topic but I think we can have a productive discussion about it.

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Really interesting data. Would be curious to see how these results hold up with different types of writing like lab reports or case studies.

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Totally agree with this. Same experience here.

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Honestly this whole situation makes me angry. Students should not have to worry about being falsely accused when they write their own work.

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The fact that universities are spending thousands on these tools when the accuracy is this questionable is wild to me.

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The technology is changing so fast that any review is basically outdated within a few months. That said this is the most current comparison I have seen.

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Good point I had not thought about it that way.

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Thanks for sharing this. I have been looking for exactly this kind of breakdown. Do you have any recommendations for specific use cases?

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That is a great tip. Going to try this on my next paper.

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Great post. One thing I would add is that results can vary a lot depending on the length of the text you are testing. Shorter pieces tend to be less reliable.

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The false positive issue is real. I write very formally because English is my third language and I get flagged constantly.

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Yeah I ran into the same thing. It is frustrating.

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Can confirm this matches my experience. I tested a few of these myself and got similar results.

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Totally agree with this. Same experience here.