OAKLAND,
Calif., July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Turnitin, a leading provider of technology solutions in academic
integrity, announced its AI paraphrasing detection feature.
Integrated within Turnitin's AI writing capabilities, the feature
helps educators and publishers identify when AI paraphrasing tools
may have been used to modify AI-generated text to avoid
detection.
"AI has incredible potential to benefit
education, but writers need to be transparent in how they use
Generative AI."
With the proliferation of generative AI tools, ensuring original
critical thinking in education and research writing has become
increasingly challenging. Writers, including students and
researchers, may use AI paraphrasing to modify AI-generated text
created by large language models, leading educators and publishers
to believe that the work is original. A recent study conducted by
Tyton Partners* found that students continue to lead educators and
administrators in their use of generative AI tools. Fifty-nine
percent of students are regular users, monthly or more, compared to
approximately 40 percent of educators and administrators.
Turnitin's AI paraphrasing detection feature helps address this
issue by identifying instances where AI paraphrasing may have been
used to modify AI-generated text. The AI paraphrasing detection
feature enables educators and researchers to initiate constructive
conversations with writers about the importance of ethical writing
practices and proper paraphrasing techniques.
"AI has incredible potential to benefit education but
writers need to be transparent in how they use Generative AI," said
Annie Chechitelli, chief product
officer, Turnitin. "Applying AI paraphrasing to AI-generated
content is likely a sign that the writer is trying to hide their
use of AI, which is the opposite of transparency. Turnitin provides
the tools and insights to preserve the value of original work."
In early 2023, Turnitin launched its AI writing detector and
report, leveraging over 25 years of experience in understanding and
safeguarding academic writing. Of the over 200 million papers
reviewed* since the launch, Turnitin data shows:
- Over 22
million papers (approximately 11 percent of over 200 million) have
at least 20 percent AI writing present**
- Over six million papers
(approximately 3 percent of over 200 million) have at least 80
percent AI writing present**
Turnitin's AI writing detection is part of Turnitin Originality,
providing users with a seamless experience. iThenticate users can
access it by licensing AI writing capabilities separately. When AI
writing detection is enabled, including AI paraphrasing detection,
it automatically checks each submission for both AI writing and AI
paraphrasing. Turnitin's AI paraphrasing detection feature
highlights where within the submission a text spinner was likely
applied to AI writing, giving insights into how the writing was
constructed. It shows an overall percentage of the document that
was likely AI-generated, including both a breakdown percentage of
text that was likely AI-generated and text that was likely
AI-generated and may have also been AI paraphrased.
Since its launch, Turnitin's AI writing detection feature has
supported academic integrity in an ever-changing educational
landscape. It has been recognized by the 2024 Bett Awards in the
"AI in education" category and named Best in Show by Tech &
Learning at ISTE 2023.
To learn more about today's announcement, please read, "AI
Paraphrasing Detection: Strengthening the Integrity of Academic
Writing."
*Turnitin was a partner in providing compensation to conduct
Tyton Partner's "Time for Class
2024: Unlocking Access to Effective Digital Teaching and
Learning."
**As of March 21, 2024.
Press Contact
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About Turnitin
Turnitin is a global company dedicated
to ensuring the integrity of education and meaningfully improving
learning outcomes. For more than 25 years, Turnitin has partnered
with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and
fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Turnitin
products are used by educational institutions and certification and
licensing programs to uphold integrity and increase learning
performance, and by students and professionals to do their best,
original work.
Over 17,000 academic institutions and research organizations in
185 countries use Turnitin services: Gradescope by Turnitin,
iThenticate, Turnitin Feedback Studio, Turnitin Originality,
Turnitin Similarity, ExamSoft by Turnitin, ProctorExam and
Ouriginal.
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