Turnitin, a software used to detect plagiarism, now has new features that can detect if someone used Al writing tools. One such tool is called ChatGPT, which has a high chance of being identified by Turnitin with 98% accuracy. These new features are live and available starting today.
Turnitin has been improving its Al-writing detection for almost two years. The team behind the new features talked about how Al’s writing tools, like ChatGPT, will affect the future of writing instruction and the skills needed for the workforce. They shared their thoughts on the implications of ChatGPT on literacy outcomes and how writing is evolving. This discussion was featured in THE Journal Insider podcast.
Turnitin is a software used by teachers to check if students’ writing has been plagiarized. It has added a new feature that can detect if the writing was generated by an Al program instead of a human. David Adamson and Patti West-Smith want to show teachers how to use AI to save time and tweak assignments so that Al cannot earn a good grade on writing homework. They believe that educators should capitalize on Al tools like ChatGPT instead of avoiding them altogether. David Adamson and Patti West-Smith, former teachers working at Turnitin, see this as a growth opportunity for writing instruction in the classroom. They believed that additional Al-detection and ChatGPT tools for educators are on the way. Adamson emphasized the importance of adapting to appropriate classroom usage and providing explanations and next steps for instructors.
Turnitin’s Al detector can measure how many sentences in a written submission were generated by artificial intelligence. This can help educators decide if further review or discussion with the student is necessary. According to Turnitin CEO Chris Caren, accurately detecting Al-written text is currently the educators’ top priority. It is important that the detection technology is seamlessly integrated into their existing workflow,which Turnitin has done.
Turnitin’s Chief Product Officer, Annie Chechitelli, claims that Turnitin’s technology is effective at detecting AI-generated text in student writing with high accuracy and low false positive rates. The company has been developing this technology for years and plans to continue refining and adapting its detection capabilities using field data. In the future, Turnitin will incorporate updates from GPT-4 in its AI-writing detection features.
OpenAl recently released GPT-4 with broader web access,leading to the continued evolutiom of Al technology.Turnitin will adapt and respond to future innovations in Al writing to priotize student safety and meet the needs of educators and institutions.Turnitin offers an Al Writing Resource Page to help educators and institutions.Turnitin offerss an Al Writing to prioritize students safety and meet the needs of educators and institutions.Turnitin offers an Al Writting Resource Page to help educators learn about using ChatGPT in their work and best practices for classroom use of Al writing tools.
