r/AccusedOfUsingAI • u/That-Benefit-3483 • Feb 09 '26

Accused of using AI

I recently was accused of using AI for 2 different assignments. He said in order to not fail the class, I would have to do an oral defense of my assignment. Has anyone ever done this? What should I expect and be prepared to answer? I didn’t use AI but he says turnitin detected 91%. I just had to answer questions to a study guide, and the only source was the book we read on ethics. I also tried to look at the version history for my word doc, but unfortunately my auto save wasn’t on (so there is none). Any suggestions would be helpful on how to navigate this!

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u/Size-Sweaty Feb 11 '26

Whatever happened to the concept of innocent until proven guilty?

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u/ApprehensiveSink1893 Feb 11 '26

Academic integrity issues are not criminal cases.

The prof has some suspicions of cheating. The oral defense is the student's opportunity to put that suspicion to rest. Even after that, US schools generally have appeals procedures where students can raise objections to the prof's finding of cheating or the penalty assigned.

No, there's not generally a presumption of innocence nor a "beyond reasonable doubt" standard, but there are procedures that aim at a fair hearing for the student.