2024 release notes
December 2024
2024 December 18
Accessibility update - Keyboard navigation
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We have made an accessibility improvement for uploading submissions to the Feedback Studio assignment inbox. This improvement should make it easier to navigate the page using a keyboard.
- Additional resources: N/A
- Shareable link for this release note
November 2024
2024 November 26
Bulk download user list
Turnitin license(s): Similarity, SimCheck
Administrators are able to download a .csv file of their account’s user list.
This functionality is available from the User area of your account. Select the user list you want to download from the side menu (Active, Pending, or Deactivated) and then select the Bulk Download button to download the list as a .csv file.
- Additional resources:Downloading your account's user list
- Shareable link for this release note
2024 November 21
New PDF version of the new, enhanced Similarity Report
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Similarity, Originality Check
We have released a new PDF version of the new, enhanced Similarity Report. Select the download icon at the top of the report and then select Similarity Report to download the PDF. The report will download directly to your device.
A notification will appear to let you know when your report has downloaded.
The new PDF report
This new PDF report contains three sections.
Cover Page
The first section is the Cover Page. This contains the title of the submission, the author's name, and the Document Details of the submission. These details include:
- Submission ID
- Submission Date
- Download Date
- File Name
- File Size
It also contains a breakdown of the pages, words, and characters of the submission.
The page number refers to the number of pages of the submission, not including the Cover Page and the Integrity Overview.
Integrity Overview
The second section is the Integrity Overview. Split over multiple pages, the first page contains the overall similarity of the submission along with details of match groups, a breakdown of the types of sources making up the top sources, and any integrity flags found. The pages beyond that contain a list of all the top sources and the % of similarity found for them in the submission.
Submission
The rest of the PDF contains the submission. The similarity highlighting will be present on the submission text and can be cross-referenced to the sources in the Integrity Overview section.
- Additional resources:Downloading and sharing the Similarity Report
- Shareable link for this release note
2024 November 14
Bug fix - QuickMark and comment visibility issues
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio
We have resolved an issue within grading and feedback that was affecting the visibility of QuickMarks and comments.
Instructors could not access the description field of their QuickMarks. Students were also unable to see any comments on their submission that had been left by their instructor.
September 2024
2024 September 12
New AI detection writing detection capabilities for Spanish submissions
Turnitin license(s): Originality add-on
Turnitin is excited to release its AI writing detection capabilities in Spanish to help educators uphold academic integrity for Spanish-language submissions.
When AI writing is enabled by administrators, submissions written in Spanish can now be processed for likely AI-generated text. Once submitted, an AI writing report is generated for instructors to review. Any previously submitted assignments can be checked with our AI writing detector when they are resubmitted to Turnitin, and you have AI writing enabled for your account.
Please note our Spanish AI writing model is a separate model from our English AI writing model. Turnitin’s Spanish AI writing detection capabilities have been trained with Spanish language writing and trained to detect text likely generated with GPT-3.5 (turbo released 2023-11-06) and GPT-4 (released 2023-06-13) large language models. As our Spanish and English AI detection capabilities differ, please read more about how our Spanish AI detection capabilities work.
The Spanish AI writing report is built into our existing Similarity Report experience. Access the AI writing report from the top menu by selecting the AI Writing tab, which contains the overall percentage of text detected as likely AI.
After you access the report, you’ll find the following features in the Submission Breakdown:
Overall percentage detected as AI
The overall percentage detected as AI indicates the
qualifying text
(prose sentences contained in a long-form writing format) within
the submitted document that Turnitin’s AI writing detection model
determines could be generated by AI.
The overall percentage of text detected as AI-generated is detailed
in the Submission Breakdown:
AI-generated only - This category detects qualifying
text that was likely generated from a Large Language Model (LLM).
Text of this category is highlighted in a cyan color in the submission
breakdown bar and in the submission.
Interactive submission breakdown bar
The submission breakdown bar provides a visual overview of where
an AI Large Language Model has been detected within the individual
pages of a submission. The bar is interactive and allows you to select
each color highlight to bring the corresponding text and page of
the submission into focus.
Scores below 20% are not surfaced
False positives (incorrectly flagging human-written text as AI-generated)
are a possibility in AI models. To avoid potential incidence of false
positives, no score or highlights are attributed for AI detection
scores in the 1% to 19% range. When AI is detected below the 20%
threshold in the report, it is indicated with an asterisk (*%) and
no percentage is attributed.
Our AI writing assessment is designed to help educators identify text that might be prepared by a generative AI tool. Our AI writing assessment may not always be accurate (it may misidentify writing that is likely human-generated as AI-generated and likely AI-generated as human-generated), so it should not be used as the sole basis for adverse actions against a student. It takes further scrutiny and human judgment in conjunction with an organization's application of its specific academic policies to determine whether any academic misconduct has occurred.
- Additional resources:Learn more about the Spanish AI writing report
- Shareable link for this release note
Nuevas capacidades de detección de escritura generada con IA para las entregas en español
Licencia(s) de Turnitin: Feedback Studio, Similarity, Originality Check
Turnitin se complace en anunciar sus capacidades de detección de escritura generada con IA en español para ayudar a los educadores a mantener la integridad académica de las entregas en español.
Cuando los administradores habiliten la escritura con IA, se podrán procesar las entregas en español para obtener un texto que, probablemente, se haya generado por IA. Una vez entregado, se generará un reporte de escritura de IA para que los instructores lo revisen. Todas las tareas enviadas anteriormente se pueden verificar con el detector de escritura mediante IA si se reenvían a Turnitin y si tiene habilitada la escritura de IA en su cuenta.
Tenga en cuenta que nuestro modelo de escritura de IA en español es independiente de nuestro modelo de escritura de IA en inglés. Las capacidades de detección de escritura generada con IA en español de Turnitin se han entrenado con la escritura en español para detectar texto que probablemente se haya generado con modelos de lenguaje de gran tamaño GPT-3.5 (versión turbo lanzada el 6 de noviembre de 2023) y GPT-4 (versión lanzada el 13 de junio de 2023) . Como nuestras capacidades de detección de IA en español e inglés son diferentes, podrá obtener más información sobre cómo funcionan nuestras capacidades de detección de IA en español.
El reporte de escritura de IA en español está integrado en nuestra experiencia del Reporte de Similitud existente. Acceda al reporte de escritura de IA desde el menú superior al seleccionar la pestaña Escritura con IA (AI Writing), que contiene el porcentaje general de texto detectado que probablemente sea de IA.
Una vez acceda al reporte, encontrará las siguientes características:
Porcentaje general detectado como IA
El porcentaje general detectado como IA indica el texto calificado (las oraciones en prosa que se encuentran en un formato de escritura largo) dentro del documento enviado que el modelo de detección de escritura de IA de Turnitin determina que la IA podría generar.
El porcentaje general de texto detectado como IA se detalla en el desglose de la entrega:
- Solo generado por IA : esta categoría detecta texto calificado que probablemente se generó a partir de un modelo de lenguaje de gran tamaño (LLM). El texto de esta categoría se resalta en un color cian en la barra de desglose de la entrega y en la entrega.
Barra interactiva de desglose de la entrega
La barra de desglose de la entrega proporciona una descripción visual de dónde se detectó un modelo de lenguaje de gran tamaño de IA dentro de las páginas individuales de una entrega. La barra es interactiva y le permite seleccionar cada resaltado de color para poner en foco el texto y la página correspondientes de la entrega.
Las puntuaciones inferiores al 20% no aparecerán
Los falsos positivos (los que marcan de manera incorrecta el texto escrito por humanos como generado por IA) pueden ocurrir en los modelos de IA. Para evitar una posible incidencia de falsos positivos, no se atribuyen puntajes o marcas para las puntuaciones de detección de IA en el rango del 1% al 19%. Cuando la IA se detecta por debajo del umbral del 20% en el reporte, se indica con un asterisco (*%) y no se atribuye ningún porcentaje.
Nuestra evaluación de escritura de IA está diseñada para ayudar a los educadores a identificar los textos que una herramienta de IA generativa podría preparar. Es posible que nuestra evaluación de escritura de IA no siempre sea precisa (puede confundir la escritura que probablemente los humanos hayan generado como generada por IA y viceversa), por lo que no debe usarse como único fundamento para tomar medidas adversas contra un estudiante. Se necesita un mayor análisis y el criterio humano, junto con la aplicación de las políticas académicas específicas de una organización, para determinar si se produjo alguna mala conducta académica.
- Recursos adicionales: Obtenga más información sobre el reporte de escritura de IA en español
- Enlace para compartir de esta nota de lanzamiento
2024 September 12
New Similarity Report: The side panel can now be hidden for more focus on the document
Turnitin license(s): Originality Check
Selecting the arrow icon just to the left of the side panel will hide it from view. Select the arrow icon again, which will be pointing in the reverse direction, to show the side panel.
- Additional resources:Navigating the new, enhanced Similarity Report: Hiding the side panel
- Shareable link for this release note
2024 September 10
New security measures for sensitive information changes
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
In order to protect you and your institution's data, Turnitin has updated the workflow in which user information can be edited. Any changes you make to your email address and/or password will need to be confirmed via an email link.
Email links will expire after 1 hour.
- Additional resources:Changing your security information
- Shareable link for this release note
August 2024
2024 August 8
Digital receipts for the new inbox
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
Users accessing Turnitin through their browser will now receive a digital receipt when submitting through the new inbox experience.
- Additional resources: N/A
- Shareable link for this release note
2024 August 8
Automatic upgrade to new, enhanced Similarity Report for all non-TFS accounts
Turnitin license(s): Originality Check, Similarity, SimCheck
All accounts (excluding Turnitin Feedback Studio) now have the new, enhanced Similarity Report view enabled. Administrators still have settings that allow them to disable the new report view for all users, or give instructors the choice to use either the classic report or the new report views.
The new Similarity Report view is designed to provide an enhanced experience and improved accessibility, making it easier to interpret results. Updated features include:
- The new Match Groups feature makes it easier to interpret similarity matches in the report (English submissions only)
- Report viewer remembers previous settings: the last viewed report mode becomes the default when reports are opened again using the same web browser on the same computer
- A fully redesigned PDF download includes a cover page that lists the institution name, class, and assignment information
- Document text is readable by a screen reader
- Document text can be copied and pasted while viewing the report
- Exclude individual text match instances from a report
- Exclude matches to content repositories while viewing the report: student paper repository, internet, and publications
- Exclude small matches by word count (only from the report)
- Additional resources:
- Shareable link for this release note
July 2024
2024 July 30
Updated password security measures
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
In order to protect you and your institution's data, Turnitin has released functionality to check passwords that are known to be insecure (e.g., exposed in a non-Turnitin data leak). Turnitin will identify these passwords when users try to log in and request a password reset to proceed.
We will also run these checks at the time of password creation and reset.
- Additional resources: Learn more about insecure passwords
- Shareable link for this release note
2024 July 30
We have fixed a formatting issue with our assignment inbox
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We have released a fix for a formatting issue that was impacting the assignment inbox.
There have also been changes to the display of the inbox. The timestamp of the submission is now only visible when hovering over the submission date. Late submissions will still be highlighted red.
- Additional resources: N/A
- Sharable link for this release note
2024 July 23
Change to sort order of assignments in class view
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
There has been a change to the sort order of assignments in the class view.
Previously, we had the assignment list sorted by the oldest assignment first, by order created ascending from the top of the list, not by the oldest due date.
With this release, the assignment order has been changed by due date, descending from the top of the list. If there is no due date, the assignment setup date will be used. In other words, the future/upcoming due date (or latest setup date) is at the top of the list, then the oldest due date towards the bottom.
- Additional resources: N/A
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2024 July 23
We have released Paper to Digital for Turnitin website users
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio with Paper to Digital add-on
Turnitin is excited to release Paper to Digital, a new add-on for Turnitin Feedback Studio users who use the Turnitin website.
Paper to Digital is an application designed for educators who use paper-based assessments in their classrooms. After purchase, when the add-on is enabled by administrators, instructors will have access to a new assignment type, Handwritten Assignments. Selecting this assignment type will launch the Paper to Digital application, where instructors will be able to scan and upload paper-based assessments with short-answer work. This assignment type is best used with the following question types: multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank (with text and/or math notation), and questions that contain open responses, diagrams, chemical equations and structures, or maps.
Once the instructor has uploaded the assignments, they will also complete their grading and feedback work from within the application. The application contains the record of student grades for the assignment and is also where students view their graded submissions.
When grading a Handwritten Assignment, instructors can utilize the following features for an improved and faster grading experience:
- Automatic roster-matching - Once student work has been uploaded, Paper to Digital will detect students’ handwriting and automatically assign submissions to the correct student on the course roster.
- AI-assisted answer grouping - For certain question types, Paper to Digital will find and cluster together all similar answers into Answer Groups for instructors to review and grade for each question. With Answer Groups, instructors grade them once and the grade will automatically apply to all students’ answers in the group.
- Dynamic scoring and feedback - Instructors can create, edit, and grade with flexible scoring criteria (similar to rubrics) and feedback as they grade submissions. This allows for consistent and efficient grading.
Handwritten Assignments are available for the following languages: English, Turkish, Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, French, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Traditional Chinese.
- Additional resources: We have comprehensive guidance available to help customers learn more about this new assignment type. For administrators looking to enable Handwritten Assignments for their account, check out our guidance for enabling Handwritten Assignments. For instructors looking to understand how to use the Handwritten Assignment type, check out our instructor guidance for Handwritten Assignments. To understand how students review their submissions to the Handwritten Assignment type, check out our student guidance for Handwritten Assignments.
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2024 July 16
Interactive detection categories with AI paraphrasing, word count increase, and updated low-score treatment
Turnitin license(s): Originality add-on
Turnitin is excited to release new updates to our AI writing report, including a new visual design, detection categories with AI paraphrasing detection, and an increase in our maximum word count detection.
The AI writing report updates will apply to newly submitted files. To access the latest AI writing report on existing submissions, please resubmit the file to generate the updated report.
In this release, you’ll find the following updates:
Improved report experience
The previous AI writing report score reflected the amount of likely AI-generated text detected, even if it was likely modified by an AI paraphrasing tool or word spinner. In the updated report, the AI writing score is divided into two detection categories with submission highlights enabling a more granular review of AI tools used in the submission. The new submission breakdown bar provides a visual overview of the AI detection instances throughout the submission.
Interactive detection categories
In the updated report, the AI writing score is divided into two detection categories: AI-generated only and AI-generated text that was AI-paraphrased. These categories provide more granularity into what AI capabilities were likely used and where, as well as their frequency within the submission. Selecting a category will bring the first highlight detected in the submission into focus.
AI-generated only
This category detects qualifying text that was likely generated from a Large Language Model (LLM). Text of this category is highlighted in a cyan color in the submission breakdown bar and in the submission highlights.
AI-generated text that was AI-paraphrased
This category detects qualifying text that was likely AI-generated and then likely modified by an AI-paraphrasing tool or AI word spinner, such as Quillbot. Text of this category is highlighted in purple in the submission breakdown bar and in the submission highlights.
Interactive submission breakdown bar
Use the new submission breakdown bar for a visual overview of where an AI Large Language Model and AI-paraphrasing tools have been detected within the individual pages of a submission. The interactive bar allows you to select each highlight color to bring the corresponding text and page of the submission into focus.
Increased maximum word count for detection
The AI writing report now supports submissions with up to 30,000 words of qualifying text.
Scores below 20% are no longer surfaced
False positives (incorrectly flagging human-written text as AI-generated) are a possibility in AI models. To avoid potential incidence of false positives, no score or highlights are attributed for AI detection scores in the 1% to 19% range. When AI is detected below the 20% threshold in the report, it is now indicated with an asterisk (*%) and no percentage is attributed. This change is reflected in new submissions only and will not retroactively apply to existing submissions.
For more information and comprehensive guidance for these updates, check out our AI writing Report guidance, AI Detection FAQ, and our Academic resources for AI-generated text.
Turnitin’s AI writing assessment is designed to help educators identify text that might be prepared by a generative AI tool. Our AI writing assessment may not always be accurate (it may misidentify writing that is likely AI-generated as AI-generated and AI paraphrased or likely AI-generated and AI paraphrased writing as only AI-generated), so it should not be used as the sole basis for adverse actions against a student. It takes further scrutiny and human judgment in conjunction with an organization's application of its specific academic policies to determine whether any academic misconduct has occurred.
- Additional resources: Learn more about the updated AI writing report
- Shareable link for this release note
June 2024
2024 June 6th
Updated instructor management for administrators
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We have made improvements to the administrator’s instructor list page to streamline instructor management and provide insights into Turnitin usage within your institution.
A search bar has been provided to easily search for specific instructors, and a new class details view is available for each instructor.
To access the new instructor list, select the icon within the Instructors column, as the Instructor tab has been removed to accommodate the new workflow.
- Additional resources: Learn more about managing your instructors
- Shareable link for this release note
April 2024
2024 April 10th
New default view for the new, enhanced Similarity Report experience
Turnitin license(s): Similarity, SimCheck
Upon opening the new, enhanced Similarity Report experience, the default view for all users will now be the Match Groups view.
- Additional resources:
- Shareable link for this release note
2024 April 9th
Turnitin website restriction settings for integration users
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We have continued to work on our website restriction settings and administrators can now fully restrict user access of the Turnitin website to a "disabled" status if the account is integrated with a learning management system. When enabled, instructor and student users will be able to log into Turnitin using the website and view their account name, but can only view and interact with their account on their LMS.
- Additional resources: N/A
- Shareable link for this release note
March 2024
2024 March 27th
Quick Submit daily submission limit
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We have introduced an initial limit of 100 Quick Submit submissions within a 24-hour period. This limit will not affect student submissions or submissions made on behalf of students by their instructors.
- Additional resources: N/A
- Shareable link for this release note
2024 March 19th
Turnitin website view-only settings for integration users
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
Administrators can now restrict user access of the Turnitin website to a "view only" status if the account is integrated with a learning management system. When enabled, instructor and student users will be able to log into Turnitin using the website and view their existing class, assignment, and submission details, but they will be unable to create, edit, or submit.
- Additional resources: N/A
- Sharable link for this release note
2024 March 6th
Turnitin assignment inbox enhancements
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We have released an update to our web based assignment inbox for better management of assignments and student submissions. These changes are designed to streamline your workflow and lay the foundation for exciting enhancements in the future.
These changes include:
- New search bar functionality
- Dynamic flags column in the assignment inbox
- Automated paper deletion workflow
- Streamlined PeerMark assignment setup
- OneDrive submissions now supported
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Additional resources: Learn more about the new assignment inbox.
This release also impacts how students will submit their work. Learn more about the student submission workflow. - Sharable link for this release note
February 2024
2024 February 13th
AI writing statistics
Turnitin license(s): Originality add-on
We have released AI Writing statistics to the Statistics page in the administrator area of Turnitin. AI Writing statistics are only available for accounts that have the AI Writing feature as part of their license type and the feature enabled by the account administrator.
When enabled, the AI Writing chart is visible at the top of the page. This chart is a visual representation of AI Writing scores found for documents submitted to the account during the specified date.
- Additional resources:Learn more about how to access your account’s Statistics page
- Sharable link for this release note
January 2024
2024 January 23rd
Approved paper deletions cannot be recovered
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
Once an administrator approves a paper deletion request from an instructor, the submission is immediately deleted and removed from our database and the assignment inbox. Once deleted, the submission can no longer be recovered by the administrator or our Technical Support team.
- Additional resources: N/A
- Sharable link for this release note
2024 January 1st
AI preview ended and settings update
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check, Similarity
Preview access to AI writing detection has ended as of December 31, 2023. Access to this capability is only available to customers that license Turnitin Originality.
For customers who have the Turnitin Originality add-on, the AI writing detection setting is now controlled by the top-level parent account. Disabling the setting from the top-level account will disable AI writing access for all associated sub-accounts. When enabled at the top-level, sub-accounts can enable or disable the setting as needed.
- Additional resources: Check out our resources to help you navigate important conversations about AI in written work.
- Sharable link for this release note
November 2023
2023 November 28th
Secret question removed from password reset
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
To improve account security, the secret question and answer workflow has been removed as a method of resetting passwords for users with administrator and instructor accounts. Students are still able to use their secret answer as a method of resetting their password.
We are continuing to work on improvements to website access and security. Stay informed on upcoming updates through our release notes page.
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- Additional resources: N/A
2023 November 27th
Updates to AI Writing
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check, Similarity
We will only process submissions for AI writing detection if your institution has the feature enabled.
If AI writing is disabled and then re-enabled, any submissions made while disabled will need to be resubmitted to receive an AI writing report.
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- Additional resources: N/A
2023 November 24th
Missing QuickMarks and long loading time known issue resolved
Turnitin license(s):
Some of our users reported experiencing delays with loading QuickMark sets or have missing QuickMarks from sets in Feedback Studio. We investigated this issue and can now confirm it has been resolved.
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- Additional resources: N/A
2023 November 1st
New Similarity Report experience now available for instructor
Turnitin license(s): Originality Check, Similarity, SimCheck
The new Similarity Report experience provides a more robust look at instances of similarity for faster insights. Instructors will notice some new and familiar tools.
What to expect in the new Similarity Report
Overall Similarity - The overall similarity is the percentage of text in a submission that matches to sources in our database (calculated by dividing the number of matching words by the total number of words in the submission).
Match Groups - In this new default view, the overall similarity is divided into four categories based on the usage of in-text citations and quotation marks. Any material in the submission matched to a source is highlighted in the corresponding match group color.
Match groups are only available for English language submissions.
Sources - This view displays a list of sources with the highest percentage of text matched for each submission highlight. Switching to this view will change the match-to-source highlights to a rotating color scheme. Choose the Show overlapping sources option for a list of every source matched to the submission, including sources matched to the same text.
Opt out of the new Similarity Report experience
The new report is still completely optional for instructors. Administrators are able to opt out of the new Similarity Report experience in the account settings. This will disable the new report completely for all instructors.
October 2023
2023 October 30th
Bug fix for Quick Submit
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We have fixed a bug that was affecting the multiple file and zip uploads for Quick Submit. Entering the author’s full name for all Quick Submit upload options will allow for successful submission to Turnitin if they follow our file requirements.
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- Additional resources: Turnitin's file requirements
2023 October 2nd
Single quotes can now be excluded from Similarity Reports
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We are now able to detect the use of single quotation marks as a part of the quote exclusion setting for the Similarity Report, while continuing to ignore the use of apostrophes. To learn about the other quote formats that are recognized for this exclusion setting.
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- Additional resources: How exclusions and filters refine the Similarity Report
September 2023
2023 September 26th
Students must now be enrolled to submit on their behalf
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
Students must be enrolled in a class before an instructor is able to submit to an assignment on the student’s behalf. If your institution has reached its student limit, contact your Turnitin account administrator.
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- Additional resources: Check out our guidance on enrolling students or submitting on behalf of students.
2023 September 12th
Password requirement updates
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
We have increased the requirements for creating or resetting passwords to improve your account’s security. New passwords must:
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- have a minimum of 12 characters
- include at least one number (0-9)
- include upper and lower case letters (a-z, A-Z)
- include at least one special character
- not include blank spaces
- Additional resources: Check out our password reset guidance if you would like to strengthen your password.
August 2023
2023 August 23rd
Updates to the AI writing PDF report
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check, Similarity
We have added more information to the downloadable PDF version of the AI writing report to now include account, class, and assignment details when available.
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- Additional resources: N/A
2023 August 9th
Download the AI writing report
Turnitin license(s): Turnitin Feedback Studio, Turnitin Originality Check, Turnitin Similarity
Users now have the ability to download the AI writing report as a PDF file. This new capability allows you to share the AI writing reports with ease, empowering you with a portable format for offline reference and collaboration.
Select the Download option from the top menu to begin the download.
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- Additional resources: N/A
May 2023
2023 May 24th
AI writing detection updates to address our customers’ false positives concerns
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check, Similarity
New messaging for results between 1 and 20 percent
As a result of customer feedback and additional testing, we learned that AI writing detection results between 1 and 20 percent have a higher incidence of false positives. In order to reduce the likelihood of misinterpretation, we have changed the AI indicator and AI writing report to contain an asterisk for percentages less than 20 to call attention to the fact that the score is less reliable.
We have added a new tooltip and in-app notification to help users have a better understanding of the significance of low percentages.
Increased required word count to 300 words
Submissions will now require 300 words of prose text in a long-form writing format order for our model to provide an AI writing detection determination.
Prose text contained in a long-form writing format means individual sentences contained in paragraphs that make up a longer piece of written work, such as an essay, a dissertation, or an article, etc.
AI writing detection model updates
We’ve released an update to our AI writing detection model, which includes:
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- Adjusted how we aggregate sentences at the beginning and ending of the document.
- Improved handling of formatting and line breaks.
- Additional resources: N/A
2023 May 16th
Administrator settings - AI writing indicator visibility toggle
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check, Similarity
We have released a setting for our administrator users that will allow them to toggle the visibility of Turnitin’s AI writing detection capabilities.
AI writing detection capabilities are enabled for all accounts as default.
If administrators would prefer that instructors in their account do not see our AI writing indicator, they can now hide this feature by going to their account settings, find the section for AI Writing, and deselecting the checkbox.
Once turned off, users will no longer be able to see the AI writing indicator in the Similarity Report. This means they will not be able to open the AI writing report.
This toggle will only impact the visibility of the AI writing detection capabilities, but the AI writing capabilities will still remain a part of our existing Similarity Report workflow.
To turn the visibility of the capabilities back on, administrators can select the same option from their settings page.
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- Additional resources: Additional assignment settings
April 2023
2023 April 4th
AI writing detection
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check, Similarity
Turnitin is excited to release our new AI writing detection capabilities. It is available for all non-student users who can access Similarity Reports, as well as those using them through an integration with a learning management system or Turnitin’s Core API.
AI detection will only work for content submitted in English. It will not process any non-English submissions. As we continue to iterate, we will keep you updated on developments around non-English language support.
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- Additional resources: AI writing detection
February 2023
2023 February 1st
We've updated the default Class end date to 12 months (365 days)
Turnitin license(s): Feedback Studio, Originality Check
The default end date when creating a new class is now 12 months (365 days).
Previously, unless instructors set a custom class end date, the system default was 6 months (185 days). This was causing classes to expire sooner than desired.
Instructors can still set a custom end date for any class or masterclass they create.
- Additional resources: View the Instructor help guides for creating a class and extending a class.