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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

FOUND: Australian universities split on using new tool to detect ai plagiarism - You Need To See This

A University of New South Wales sign
The University of New South Wales is among those that have adopted the plagiarism detector. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Australian universities are split on whether to adopt a new tool which claims to detect AI-generated plagiarism with a near-perfect success rate, citing concerns over out-of-date models and the minimal notice the sector was given to assess the issue.

Turnitin’s detection tool, launched this month, cites a 98% efficacy rate at picking up the “high probability” of AI.

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