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Understanding false positives within our AI writing detection capabilities
In January, we gave you a first-hand glimpse of what our AI technology can do.…
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How to Identify Contract Cheating Early Across Your Organization
This blog series about Turnitin Originality has focused on finding text that matches…
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Why Did You Do It? The Psychology of Contract Cheating
Contract cheating is any work someone does for a student (whether paid or unpaid or…
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Straight Talk From an Essay Mill Insider: Part 1 of 2
Dave Tomar is an author and journalist who has written extensively on music and…
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New research: Turnitin's AI detector shows no statistically significant bias against English Language Learners
As the popularity of AI writing tools, such as ChatGPT, continues to grow,…
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Proven Tactics that Combat Contract Cheating
In recent years, an egregious form of plagiarism has been on the rise:…
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AI writing detection update from Turnitin's Chief Product Officer
It’s been seven weeks since the initial launch of our Preview for AI writing…
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What is the difference between academic integrity and plagiarism?
Plagiarism is often discussed hand-in-hand with issues surrounding academic…
What is source code plagiarism and what does it have to do with academic integrity?
1. What is source code plagiarism? Source code plagiarism—otherwise known as…
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Flags Insight Panel for Focused Information
The internet is full of articles listing tricks to “beat Turnitin.…
How to Bring Deeper Meaning to the Similarity Score
There is a lot of confusion around Turnitin’s similarity score. What’s the right…
Straight Talk From an Essay Mill Insider: Part 2 of 2
This is the conclusion of our interview with Dave Tomar, a former essay mill writer,…
Sneak preview of Turnitin's AI writing and ChatGPT detection capability
AI writing tools are developing at a rapid pace and so is Turnitin’s technology to…
In the Spotlight: Robin Crockett on Contract Cheating
Contract cheating is a growing trend in academic misconduct, globally.…
How Will I Assess Students Remotely?
The work educators are doing in the wake of COVID-19 is a model of collaboration and…
How to Address Academic Integrity in your Classroom
Educators are consistently advised to create a “culture of integrity” within our…
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AI-generated text: The threat, the responsibility, and the promise
Since the release of ChatGPT late in November, seemingly every educational journal,…
Drastic Measure: A Short Story About Contract Cheating by Julia Tereno
The most powerful voices on contract cheating are from students themselves.…
One year of ChatGPT: Where are we now?
In the last 12 months, we’ve experienced a lot of historical moments from the Barbie…
AI plagiarism changers: How academic leaders can prepare institutions
In a previous post, we discussed AI plagiarism changers and how they work to capture…
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How In-Class Writing Assignments Prevent Contract Cheating
Earlier this week, we shared a list of tactics crowdsourced from our teacher network,…
Don't Put Your Institution's Reputation in Jeopardy
Let’s put it frankly: your institution’s academic reputation is essential to your…
How to avoid plagiarism: 10 strategies for your students
The International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) defines academic integrity as…
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Does Turnitin detect plagiarism?
Similarity does not equal plagiarism. The two concepts are not the same.…
What is self-plagiarism and what does it have to do with academic integrity?
Self-plagiarism—sometimes known as “duplicate plagiarism”—is a term for when a…
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