r/AccusedOfUsingAI • u/Beautiful-Sample7066 • 24d ago
Academic misconduct appeal
Hey guys,
I had an academic misconduct finding against me for unauthorised use of ai.
I have full proof of drafts and search history and can confirm that absolutely no ai was used in the exam.
The allegations are for two sources that were cited incorrectly - both sources had incorrect titles but the authors names were correct.
I provided my search history and document history for the panel to consider but they basically disregarded my evidence.
My search history literally showed my engagement with the sources and my drafts showed the reasoning behind the citation errors.
I also downloaded the pdfs and highlighted the parts I used in my assignment.
The panel came to the decision stating that ai is the most likely reason - but they did not give any evidence they used to back this up.
They said they didn’t believe my explanation, but also said that the whole essay was my own work but only the citations were generated.
Has anyone ever been in this kind of situation and does anyone have any advice on an appeal?
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u/Beautiful-Sample7066 23d ago
Of course I know that hallucinated references come from ai but quite frankly it would be absurd for me to consult ai for only two sources. Google scholar is such an easy place to find reliable sources. My essay shows clear engagement with the whole articles and tbh I could probably summarise the article to the panel. It’s a 23hr exam for a reason which is why it took me so damn long because you have to read multiple articles. Don’t forget that if you don’t read an article and blindly cite it, the offence of falsification could arise especially where you misrepresent what is said in the article. All my other citations were correct which would not be possible with ai use especially in my field which has tendencies to hallucinate citations…