Universities disable Turnitin AI detection "in the best interests of students"

Several high-profile universities decided to disable Turnitin's AI writing detection tool due to concerns about its accuracy and potential for falsely accusing students of academic dishonesty.

Even with Turnitin's claimed 1 percent false positive rate, large universities were concerned that they may see hundreds of papers incorrectly flagged as AI-generated. Some universities were wary of sharing student data with third-party AI detection services, including Turnitin.

Major institutions that disabled Turnitin's AI detector include