ChatGPT+Quillbot vs Turnitin! Can Turnitin detect ChatGPT text after it is paraphrased by Quillbot?

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24 Jun 202303:05

TLDRThe video presents an experiment to test the effectiveness of Turnitin, a plagiarism detection software, in identifying AI-generated content. The user first generates an essay on Sigmund Freud's topic using Chat GPT, then paraphrases it with Coolbot before submitting to Turnitin. Despite a high similarity index, Turnitin fails to detect the AI origin. The user repeats the process with an essay on electrical engineering, with Turnitin successfully identifying the AI-generated content before paraphrasing but not after. The video concludes with the user's intent to conduct more tests, highlighting the limitations and potential of AI in academic writing.

Takeaways

  • 🔍 The user conducted an experiment to test Turnitin's ability to detect AI-generated content.
  • 📝 The first essay was about Sigmund Freud's topic and was generated by an AI, then paraphrased using Quillbot.
  • 🔄 Turnitin showed a 14% similarity index for the paraphrased essay but did not detect AI authorship.
  • 📉 Turnitin accurately identified the original, non-paraphrased essay as 100% AI-generated.
  • 📚 A second essay on a different topic, electrical engineering, was also generated and tested.
  • 🔧 Turnitin successfully detected the second essay as 100% AI-generated before paraphrasing.
  • 🤖 After paraphrasing the second essay with Quillbot, Turnitin again failed to detect AI authorship.
  • 📝 Quillbot's paraphrasing capability was effective in making the AI-generated text appear more human-like.
  • 🔄 The user plans to perform more tests in the future to further investigate this issue.
  • 📈 The experiment highlights the limitations of Turnitin in detecting AI-generated content after paraphrasing.
  • 🔑 The results suggest that paraphrasing can be a method to bypass Turnitin's plagiarism detection for AI-generated essays.
  • 🎥 The video serves as an educational resource for understanding the interaction between AI, paraphrasing tools, and plagiarism detection software.

Q & A

  • What was the main purpose of the experiment described in the video?

    -The main purpose was to test whether Turnitin could detect essays generated by AI and paraphrased by Coolbot.

  • Which AI tool was used to generate the essays in the video?

    -Chat GPT was used to generate the essays.

  • What was the result when the original AI-generated essay was submitted to Turnitin?

    -Turnitin detected the essay as 100% AI-generated.

  • How did Turnitin perform when the paraphrased essay was submitted?

    -Turnitin was unable to detect that the paraphrased essay was generated by AI.

  • What was the similarity index for the paraphrased essay on Sigmund Freud's topic?

    -The similarity index was 14, but the presenter was not worried as it's a common topic in psychology.

  • What was the topic of the second essay tested in the video?

    -The second essay was on generator protection in the field of electrical engineering.

  • How did Turnitin perform with the second essay that was not paraphrased?

    -Turnitin correctly identified the second essay as 100% AI-generated.

  • What was the outcome when the second essay was paraphrased and submitted to Turnitin?

    -Turnitin was unable to detect that the paraphrased second essay was AI-generated.

  • What conclusion can be drawn from the video's experiment?

    -Turnitin is effective at detecting AI-generated content but may not be as accurate when the content has been paraphrased by a tool like Coolbot.

  • What is the significance of these findings for academic integrity?

    -The findings suggest that while AI detection tools like Turnitin are powerful, they may not catch all instances of AI-generated content, especially when it has been paraphrased.

  • What does the presenter plan to do after the experiment?

    -The presenter plans to perform more tests in the future to further explore this issue.

Outlines

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📝 Testing Turnitin's AI Detection

The video script describes an experiment where an essay generated by an AI, specifically Chat GPT, is put through a paraphrasing tool called Coolbot. The paraphrased essay is then submitted to Turnitin, an academic plagiarism detection service, to see if it can identify the AI origin. The essay is on a common topic in psychology, and Turnitin shows a 14% similarity index, but fails to detect the AI generation. The original essay is also tested, and Turnitin successfully identifies it as 100% AI-derived. A second essay on a different topic, electrical engineering, is also tested with similar results. The video concludes with a note that more tests will be conducted in the future.

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Keywords

💡Chat GPT

Chat GPT refers to a language model AI developed by OpenAI, capable of generating human-like text based on the input it receives. In the video, it is used to generate essays, which are then tested for originality against plagiarism detection software like Turnitin. The script mentions using Chat GPT to create content about Sigmund Freud and electrical engineering topics.

💡Turnitin

Turnitin is a plagiarism detection service that compares documents against a vast database of academic papers, articles, and web content to identify similarities. In the video, the user uploads essays generated by AI and paraphrased by another tool to see if Turnitin can detect their AI origin.

💡Quillbot

Quillbot is a paraphrasing tool designed to help users rephrase and reword their text to avoid plagiarism and improve the originality of their content. In the context of the video, Quillbot is used to paraphrase the AI-generated essays before submitting them to Turnitin.

💡Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of using someone else's work, ideas, or words without giving proper credit or permission. The video explores the use of AI tools to generate content and the challenges in detecting plagiarism when AI-generated essays are paraphrased.

💡Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. His theories and therapeutic techniques have had a significant impact on psychology and the understanding of the human mind. In the video, an essay about Freud's topics is generated by Chat GPT to test Turnitin's detection capabilities.

💡Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the study, design, and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. The video includes an experiment with an essay on generator protection, a topic within electrical engineering, to test Turnitin's ability to detect AI-generated content.

💡AI Generation

AI Generation refers to the process of creating content, such as text, images, or music, using artificial intelligence algorithms. In the video, AI Generation is the method by which essays are created, and the user is interested in whether Turnitin can identify the AI's role in the content creation.

💡Similarity Index

The Similarity Index is a metric used by plagiarism detection software like Turnitin to indicate the percentage of a document's content that matches existing sources in its database. A higher index suggests a higher likelihood of plagiarism. In the video, the user is concerned with the similarity index when evaluating Turnitin's detection of AI-generated content.

💡Paraphrase

Paraphrase is the act of rewording or rephrasing a text to convey the same meaning using different words, often to avoid plagiarism or to clarify the original text. In the video, paraphrasing is used as a strategy to potentially evade Turnitin's plagiarism detection.

💡Originality

Originality refers to the quality of being new, fresh, or独创的, especially in creative works. In the context of the video, originality is the key attribute that Turnitin is designed to assess in academic papers, and the user is testing the boundaries of this assessment with AI-generated and paraphrased content.

Highlights

Generating an essay with ChatGPT on a Sigmund Freud topic.

Paraphrasing the generated essay with QuillBot.

Submitting the paraphrased essay to Turnitin to detect AI generation.

Turnitin reports a 14% similarity index but does not detect AI generation.

Submitting the original ChatGPT essay to Turnitin.

Turnitin proficiently identifies the original essay as 100% AI-derived.

Creating a second essay with ChatGPT on generator protection in electrical engineering.

Turnitin detects the second original essay as 100% AI-generated.

Paraphrasing the second essay with QuillBot.

Turnitin fails to detect the QuillBot-paraphrased second essay as AI-generated.

QuillBot effectively humanizes the text to evade Turnitin's AI detection.

Comparison of Turnitin's detection capabilities before and after paraphrasing with QuillBot.

Planning to perform more tests in the future to further examine the effectiveness.

Highlighting the role of AI in generating academic essays.

Exploring the implications of AI and paraphrasing tools on academic integrity.