The Turnitin AI Writing Report Explained
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The Turnitin AI writing report estimates how much of a document was likely written by AI, including AI text that was then paraphrased or humanized. It opens from the AI indicator next to the similarity score.
Page by page
| Part | What it shows |
|---|---|
| AI writing overview | "X% detected as AI" and a count of AI-generated segments |
| Caution box | "Review required": understand the tool's limits |
| Disclaimer | May misidentify; not the sole basis for action |
| Your text | Likely AI sentences highlighted |

What it detects
- Text likely generated by large language models.
- Text likely generated and then revised by AI tools (paraphrasers, humanizers): English only (bypasser update).
Requirements
300 to 30,000 words of long-form prose, under 100 MB, DOCX/PDF/TXT/RTF, in a supported language.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Turnitin AI report show?
The percentage of qualifying text likely AI-generated (including AI-revised), and the sentences it highlights.
Is the AI report part of the similarity report?
It's opened from the similarity report but is a separate report with its own percentage.
What files qualify?
300 to 30,000 words of prose, under 100 MB, DOCX, PDF, TXT or RTF, in a supported language.
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- Turnitin AI writing report (PDF)
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