AI text detection systems
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Incident 4667 Report
AI-Generated Text Detectors Reportedly Misclassified Human and AI-Written Text
2023-01-31
AI-generated text detectors, including OpenAI’s AI Text Classifier, GPTZero, and Originality.ai, were publicly tested in early 2023 and reportedly produced false positives, false negatives, and easy evasion. OpenAI said its classifier identified only 26% of AI-written samples as likely AI-written and falsely labeled 9% of human-written text.
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University Student Reportedly Received Zero After Turnitin AI Detector Flagged Essay
2023-07-24
An anonymized university student said Turnitin’s AI detector flagged 67% of an essay as AI-generated, despite the student claiming to have written the assignment by hand. The student reportedly received a zero and said attempts to appeal to the professor, department head, and Turnitin support had not resolved the accusation.
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Yale Student Suspended and Given F After GPTZero Allegedly Misclassified Exam as AI-Generated
2024-06-11
In 2024, Yale University reportedly used GPTZero as one factor in investigating whether Executive MBA student Thierry Rignol used AI on an exam. Rignol reportedly denied cheating and alleged the detector falsely classified his writing as AI-generated. Yale reportedly later suspended him for a year and gave him an F, while citing additional evidence and his conduct during the investigation. Rignol has challenged the process in federal court.
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AI-Generated Text Detectors Reportedly Misclassified Human and AI-Written Text
- Incident 5721 Report
University Student Reportedly Received Zero After Turnitin AI Detector Flagged Essay