AI-Powered Plagiarism Detection Software Stirs Campus Controversy
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Plagiarism detection software powered by AI is emerging as a controversial new tool in campus culture wars between left and right
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Some say the technology could catch academic misconduct, but others warn it may unfairly end careers by taking missing quotation marks as theft
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After Harvard's president resigned over plagiarism claims, a donor vowed to use AI to investigate MIT and other schools' work
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There are concerns about the fairness and reliability of AI in detecting plagiarism and its potential to incorrectly accuse innocent people
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Political battles, "billionairization" of universities, and perceived infallibility of AI tools raise worries about impacts on higher education