If you've been using ChatGPT to write essays, discussion posts, or other assignments, you're probably wondering whether your teacher can find out. Many schools and instructors consider ChatGPT to be cheating and use AI detection tools to check your work. But are ChatGPT detection tools even reliable? This wikiHow article will teach you how your teachers and professors can tell whether you've used ChatGPT. We'll also give you tips on using ChatGPT for school assignments without getting caught, and help you figure out what to do if you're falsely accused of using AI at school.
Things You Should Know
- Many teachers and schools run assignments through AI detection software like TurnItIn, Gradescope, and OriginalityAI.
- AI detection tools are mostly accurate but often report false positives.
- To avoid getting caught, use ChatGPT for outlining instead of writing.
Steps
How to Avoid Getting Caught
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Don't have ChatGPT write your whole assignment. You can use ChatGPT to help you create the outline or explain a peer-reviewed article that you're using as a source, but don't let it do the writing. If you do have ChatGPT write your assignment, you run the risk of getting caught and potentially failing.
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Check your work in an AI detection tool before turning it in. Though the free online ChatGPT detection tools may be different than what is used at your high school or college, they can help you fix the more obvious signs of ChatGPT use.
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Try a paraphrasing tool (with caution). While you shouldn't risk using ChatGPT to write your whole assignment, some people will do it anyway. If you must use ChatGPT to write, there are many free tools that claim they can turn ChatGPT-written text into something undetectable by teachers and schools (like Quillbot , UndetectableAI , and GPTMinus1 ). However, some (but not all) AI detection tools can also catch paraphrased writing. [1] X Research source
- If you try a paraphrase tool, test your assignment in an AI detection tool before turning it in.
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Use GPT-4, not GPT-3.5. The free version of ChatGPT relies on the GPT-3.5 language model, which is easy to catch by most AI detectors. GPT-4, which is currently only available through ChatGPT Plus , is more difficult to detect. Still, many AI detectors can detect GPT-4, so using it to write your assignments isn't foolproof.
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Rearrange words and rephrase ideas manually. If you're using ChatGPT to write your assignment, you might be able to evade AI detection software by swapping the order of words in your sentences. Because AI prediction tools work by determining how predictable the next word in each sentence is, you'll need to rephrase and rewrite as much as possible throughout the essay, not just a few words here and there. AI detectors look at many aspects of the finished piece, including the patterns ChatGPT uses to compose sentences and paragraphs. Changing just a few aspects of the essay is not enough to trick a good AI detector, but rewriting as much of it as you can might be.EXPERT TIPTechnologistTyrone Showers is a Technologist and the Co-owner of Taliferro Group, an IT consulting company based in Seattle, Washington. With over 35 years of professional experience, he specializes in API Design, e-Commerce, Operational Efficiency, and website development. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from DeVry Institute of Technology.
Add a human touch to AI-generated texts. Supplement AI-created text with humor, anecdotes, or specific references that will connect with people. Vary sentence structure and use informal phrases to make your AI-generated text sound more natural. Avoid monotony by reading the text aloud and rephrasing it.
Expert Q&A
Tips
- In the near future, AI chatbots will have built-in watermarking that will be easier for AI detection tools to identify. [6] X Research sourceThanks
- Check your instructor's policies on using AI for assignments. Some professors may allow you to use ChatGPT for research but require you to write your own assignment. Others consider ChatGPT to be cheating no matter how you use it.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://originality.ai/paraphrase-plagiarism-checker/
- ↑ https://gptzero.me/faq
- ↑ https://originality.ai/ai-content-detection-accuracy/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/01/chatgpt-cheating-detection-turnitin
- ↑ https://www.turnitin.com/products/features/ai-writing-detection
- ↑ https://theconversation.com/we-pitted-chatgpt-against-tools-for-detecting-ai-written-text-and-the-results-are-troubling-199774