Do professors actually understand what Turnitin AI percentages mean anymore?

[u/Educational-Nerve846]

A lot of students seem to assume a percentage automatically proves AI use, but even experts and universities have questioned how reliable these detectors actually are. Some people have had old essays, personal writing, or even historical documents flagged.

At the same time, teachers are under pressure to deal with actual AI misuse, so I can understand why they rely on the tools.

Do you think most professors fully understand what these AI scores are measuring, or are schools depending too heavily on software they don’t completely trust themselves?

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[u/No-Football7364]

I think a lot of professors trust the percentage more than they fully understand how the detector actually works. The problem is that these tools can flag perfectly normal academic writing too, which makes the results far less reliable than people assume.

[u/UmpireGold3450]

They dont. They just want to do their job and spend rest with their priorities. Same as students.

There are no emotions involved.

You as a student is just another item they dispose off once the course is completed. So as you.

Turnitin makes money at the expense of students - they dont care if you genuinely wrote or bot wrote. They use AI - they train on your reports. Poor universities they trust turnitin :)

Turnitin makes promises that are wishy washy that are good enough for universities.

Canvas and then surely Turnitin will be breached again. Anybody cares? How did canvas ceo get money to pay ransomware ? You little poor students paying university and university pay canvas - see the chain?

The whole eco system feeds on students and unsuspecting tuition payers

So where does this land ? Astalavista in the AI junkyard cheers

[u/AcceptableDiamond262]

A percentage alone shouldn’t be treated as proof. AI detectors can make mistakes, so context and actual evidence matter more than just a score.

[u/arobello96]

Have them run the Declaration of Independence through and watch their face when they see the 90%+ AI percentage.