A couple of weeks ago in this newsletter, I told you to get to know AI before your students turn in an essay written with tools like ChatGPT, Magic Write, and Moonbeam. Many people responded to me with questions about how to prevent the use of these tools by students.
In response to some of those emails, I said that I’m sure there are people working on developing tools to detect AI-generated writing. Indeed, last week quill.org and CommonLit.org collaborated to create a tool that detects AI-created handwriting. the tool is called AI typing check and is freely available to any teacher who wants to use it.
Wear AI typing check simply copy a text passage of 100 or more words and paste it into AI Writing Check. The tool will then tell you the probability that the writing was or was not created by artificial intelligence. That’s all about it. Look at this video to see AI Writing Check in action.
A few more thoughts on AI writing tools
AI Writing Check is not foolproof, and as the site notes, students can still develop ways around tools designed to detect AI-generated writing. In fact, within minutes of posting my AI Writing Check video, someone tweeted at me with a method to try to trick AI Writing Check.
While some schools try to ban tools like ChatGPT, the reality is that students will try to use them anyway. Instead of spending a lot of effort banning AI tools, have discussions with students about responsible use of those tools. I’m sure someone or some group is already working on incorporating these kinds of discussions into their digital citizenship curriculum.
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