Turnitin AI Detection Rates: 3.3% of 65M Papers Reviewed Were Flagged as Majority AI Writing

By Kristal Kuykendall
07/25/2023 – Campus Technology

Of the more than 65 million student papers reviewed for AI writing by Turnitin’s detection tool since April, more than 2 million — or 3.3% of all papers reviewed — have been flagged as containing 80% or more AI-written text, according to a news release.

More than 6 million papers, or 10.3% of all those reviewed, were flagged as containing at least 20% AI-written text, Turnitin said, noting that tracking the detection rate shows how widely generative AI is being used by students but “whether this is acceptable or not is determined by educators themselves.”

Almost 98% of education institutions using Turnitin have enabled the AI writing detection feature within their workflows, said Annie Chechitelli, chief product officer at Turnitin….Read the rest of the article here on Campus Technology.