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   Can a teacher prove I used AI if I have my Google Docs version history?

   My daughter is 16. Her history teacher told her an essay "came back 80% AI" and that she has to meet with the head of department next week. She swears she...

   Academic integrityRob M.15h ago

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   Why does Grammarly (or spell-check and editing) make my essay score as AI?

   I am a second-year international student and English is my third language. For every essay I write the first draft myself, then I go through it with Grammarly...

   Turnitin, Canvas and schoolsAisha R.2d agoAnswered

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   What should a student do if an AI detector flags their work?

   Stay calm, gather evidence of how you wrote the work, and ask for the specific basis of the concern in writing. A detector score alone is weak evidence...

   Academic integrityMaya Lindqvist24d agoStaff answer

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   Are AI detectors biased against non-native English writers?

   Yes, there is good evidence that they can be. The best-known study found that popular detectors flagged more than half of essays written by non-native English...

   AI text detectionMaya Lindqvist25d agoStaff answer

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   How accurate are AI text detectors, really?

   Less accurate than their marketing suggests, and far less reliable on edited or paraphrased text. Independent tests find that detectors catch unedited chatbot...

   AI text detectionMaya Lindqvist29d agoStaff answer

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