Until now it has been impossible to use a tool to detect if someone used paraphrase software like Quillbot to bypass either a plagiarism checker or AI detection tool.
Whether content starts as Human Generated or AI-Generated once the content has been run through a paraphrasing tool it became undetectable to all AI Detectors and Plagiarism Checkers EXCEPT Originality.AI!
Originality.AI has built the first-of-its-kind AI that can detect if the content was modified using a paraphrasing tool like Quillbot. Our AI has been trained on what paraphrased content looks like and can detect it with 94.66% accuracy.
In the article below we will run tests and show…
The most common way to bypass plagiarism detection that has existed for years is to take the original work, run it through a paraphrasing tool like Quillbot, and then it will pass plagiarism checkers like TurnItIn or Copyscape.
Here is how students and writers typically bypass plagiarism checkers using Paraphrasing software.
Example:
Below shows a screenshot of Copyscape correctly identifying the content as plagiarized. Similarly, you can see the content and the results for the scan at Originality.AI correctly identifying it as Original (human created) but Plagiarized – https://app.originality.ai/share/9xm6fq8aswojurvz
The image below shows the content getting paraphrased by Quillbot. Paraphrasing tools change out words with synonyms while trying to keep the message the same.
The image below shows CopyScape failing to identify the plagiarized content after it has been run through Quillbot.
However, the image below shows the results of Originality.AI being able to accurately detect that it was machine written (in this case human content that was then paraphrased).
See Scan – https://app.originality.ai/share/hkvx10ge3uy7ztp6
With the rise of Chat GPT and then the increased usage of AI detectors like Originality.AI people have been using paraphrasing tools to bypass detection.
The most common way to bypass most AI detection tools like Originality.AI, GPTZero, or OpenAI’s text classifier was to create content in ChatGPT and then run it through a paraphrasing tool. This used to result in text that passes BOTH plagiarism tests and AI detection tests.
However, Originality.AI has launched an AI that can now detect if the content has been paraphrased.
To learn more about Originality.AI’s AI detection read:
Here is how students and writers typically bypass AI Detectors using Paraphrase tools like Quillbot.
Example:
Once the content has been created (with Chat GPT) some of the AI detection tools are capable of identifying if the content was AI-generated. Here is a study and graph showing the AI detection tool accuracy of several popular detection tools.
Below is the ChatGPT (GPT-4) produced article that we will test the AI detectors on before we run the content through a paraphrasing tool and then test again.
You can see the sample and the results for Originality.AI at this link – https://app.originality.ai/share/yaivtuex0z4lnodq
The results are that 4 tools correctly identified it as likely AI-generated and 2 identified it incorrectly as human.
The next step people looking to fool AI content checkers do is to run it through a paraphrasing tool like Quillbot. Below is an image of the test article being paraphrased.
After running the ChatGPT content through Quillbot I rescanned it with the same AI detection tools and compare the before and after results.
The result is that running ChatGPT content through a paraphrasing tool like Quillbot has it passing AI detection at all tools except Originality.AI
Here is the Originality.AI scan of the paraphrased content – https://app.originality.ai/share/owvdg2crasbez714
In this section, we are going to do a more in-depth review of how our AI tool works, run a more thorough live test, and discuss the larger test that was done.
Whether content is Human Generated or AI-Generated once it has been run through a paraphrasing tool it is undetectable to all AI Detectors and Plagiarism Checkers EXCEPT Originality.AI!
Our AI is capable of detecting paraphrased content because unlike most other AI detection tools that rely on how likely the next word was AI generated our AI model looks at the complete article to identify patterns. These patterns were learned when we trained our model on millions of human, AI-generated, and paraphrased pieces of content.
The downside to our approach is that it is FAR more expensive to train and operate than the simpler approach used by other tools.
For a more in-depth look at how our AI works read this article – https://originality.ai/how-does-ai-content-detection-work/
Based on the in the image below shows the “confusion matrix” identifying how many times the tool correctly predicted content had been paraphrased vs a control set of human-created content.
False positives were calculated at 2.46% on the accuracy study. False positives do happen and that is why we do not recommend that AI detection alone is used to justify disciplinary action.
We understand how frustrating it can be to be accused of the writing you worked hard on not being your own work.
This is why we created a free Google Chrome AI Detector extension that allows you to visualize the entire document creation process. If you are unlucky and your content gets flagged incorrectly you can share the report showing the entire creation process (if you create the document from scratch in a Google Document).
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See the Originality.ai Extension in Action
In the study and video below we look at a small test of 20 articles in real time to test if Quillbot is able to trick Originality.AI
The first test is Human Generated content that has been plagiarized. Meaning content that is already published on the web and we are VERY confident it was human-created. In this case, we should see…
Then after going through Quillbot paraphrasing it should change to…
Here are the results…
Originality.AI Plagiarism Checking Alternatives: All other Plagiarism checking solutions would identify plagiarism but then detect neither AI or Plagiarism after the content was passed through Quillbot.
The second test is AI-Generated content that then gets run through a paraphrasing tool. For this case, we should see…
Then after going through Quillbot paraphrasing it should change to…
Originality.AI AI Detection Alternatives: All other AI Detection solutions might identify the original document was AI generated but then detect neither AI or Plagiarism after the content was passed through Quillbot.
Yes, using QuillBot can be considered plagiarism if you do not properly attribute the original source. While QuillBot is a useful tool for paraphrasing content, it is essential to remember that the ideas and information in the rephrased text still belong to the original author.
No, standard plagiarism checkers like Turnitin or Copyscape do not detect paraphrased content by Quillbot as plagiarism. The only tool that accurately detects paraphrased content is Originality.AI. You can check if your content passes Originality by signing up here.
Yes, Quillbot content is detectable with 94.66% accuracy, using the AI detector at Originality.AI if the content is paraphrased using Quillbot it can be identified as not human-generated content regardless of if that content starts as copied human content or Chat GPT created content.
Paraphrasing is the process of restating someone else’s ideas or information in your own words. It is an essential skill for academic writing and research, but it is important to avoid plagiarism by properly crediting the original source.
Here are some tips for paraphrasing without plagiarizing:
Remember, paraphrasing is not just about changing a few words here and there. It involves fully understanding the content and expressing it in your own words while giving proper credit to the original source.
Here is a great guide on avoiding plagiarism while paraphrasing by MIT.
Paraphrase plagiarism refers to the act of rewording or restructuring someone else’s work, ideas, or intellectual property without proper attribution, presenting it as one’s own original creation.
The bottom line is that…
There’s no doubt about it – content is king on the web. Entire search engine optimization strategies are built around the ability to write high-quality, clear, engaging content in order to rank higher on Google and to a lesser extent, other search engines.
With the advent of the internet, social media and artificial intelligence, now more than ever, information is always at hand, whenever and wherever we need it. At the same time, instances of plagiarism have grown exponentially. All of these ease of access also makes it easy to forget to credit the original creator.