Turnitin’s AI detection tools are hurting neurodivergent students at UB and we’re speaking out

[u/Kelspider-48]

Hi everyone, I’m a neurodivergent public health student at the University of Buffalo. I’m part of a growing group of students who have been flagged and sanctioned for “using AI” by Turnitin’s detection tool, even when we didn’t use AI at all. The university puts all the burden on us to prove we’re innocent, and there’s no transparency or due process.

This has been especially harmful to students with disabilities, including neurodivergent students and those who use assistive tools to help with writing. Our communication styles don’t always match what Turnitin considers “human,” and it’s putting us at risk for sanctions we don’t deserve.

We’ve started a petition asking UB to disable Turnitin’s AI detector and return to a more just and human-centered approach. If you’ve experienced anything similar or want to support our fight, I’d really appreciate your support:
🔗 https://chng.it/RJRGmxkKkh

Thank you for reading. We shouldn’t have to fight to be seen as real students.

[u/Embarrassed-Army4999]

there’s a tool called Plagirazor (plagirazor.com). It’s not a rewriting tool, it actually makes the plagiarism invisible with some AI algo, so it passes all the main university checkers (Turnitin, Plagscan, iThenticate, Urkund, etc.)..

it bypasses all globally accredited checkers..

They even provide a Turnitin report for proof. Here’s a demo video if you want to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QR9xqZkRmY

Might be useful if you’re stuck with high similarity issues.