Turnitin's ChatGPT-Detection Tool Falsely Flagged Student Essays as AI-Generated

January 20, 2023

Turnitin's ChatGPT detection tool has been reported to incorrectly flag original high school essays as AI-generated. This raises concerns about potential bias in the evaluation process, as it is difficult for teachers to compare the work against original sources.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.638, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.10 — similarity 0.637, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.634, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: turnitin
Alleged developer: turnitin
Alleged harmed parties: lucy-goetz, high-school-students

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/514

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