Fact · Voice and AI
9.6percent of submissions
As of 14 May 2023, Turnitin reported that 9.6% of the 38.5 million submissions it had processed for AI writing reported over 20% AI writing.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“out of the 38.5 million submissions we have processed for AI writing, 9.6% report over 20% of AI writing”
AI writing detection update from Turnitin's Chief Product Officer, Annie Chechitelli, Turnitin, 2023, Blog post, 23 May 2023, the section answering how much AI writing is seen.
Open the original- What it measures
- The company describes this as a question it often hears, and says the figures include assignments where teachers allowed or assigned AI tools.
- What it does not show
- This is one vendor's submission data from a single date. It does not measure how many dictated documents are flagged.