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For all of the reasons given above, university ITS does not currently license, support, or recommend any kind of AI detectortool for AI writing detection.

Further, Artificial Intelligence cases may not be submitted to the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) with AI-detection results as the only evidence of an Academic Integrity Violation.

Barring a significant technological breakthrough on this front, these tools are simply not reliable enough to be incorporated into our university policies and procedures.

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This change in the digital writing landscape has been foisted upon us suddenly and leaves us all scrambling to respond. Even so, these tools are available to learners and there is no way to prevent students from using them — the chat is already out of the bag, so to speak. Any response will consume our time and energy, so it is important our efforts are spent in ways that will genuinely address the problem. The instinct to just do something and respond to new problems by seeking out even newer tools is understandable, but flawed. Time spent chasing false positives created by inadequate and biased tools is time wasted and puts at risk our relationship with our students. Our time is better spent adapting our teaching and assessments to reflect the changing landscape of writing technology.

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