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Work flagged as plagiarised AI content when using speech to text app

squishylea

So I use an app which converts my speech to text in an orderly fashion, it helps bullet it automatically and I use it to help make sure I have answered my course work questions fully.

After completing all of my units (seven in total which is the entire course load) and submitting them over the last few months, I have just been told my course work was flagged as AI generated.

I mentioned I used the app which is the only reason I could think of as to why this might happen, and they know I am autistic and have ADHD which is why I can submit in word document form instead of the online platform which was a huge blocker for me.

So now they are asking me to redo it all. I did ask if it was just this app or if it was all speech to text tools, and apparently I am permitted to use the MS word one, which is terrible in comparison and often gets it wrong. 

All of the work is in my own words and I don't use any AI to generate content or answers, just convert my speech into text which I then copy and paste into a word document and reformat.

I am confused why I can use the same kind of tool in one app and not in another, does anyone else understand their reasoning?

I sent them a recording of how I use it so they can see first hand, but I was still told no and now they have asked to meet with me. I am really worried they are gong to kick me off the course and all of my months doing my work is going to be thrown out.

Have I missed something? Any help in understanding would be appreciated.

(I use the brainly app - free version and its the audio notes feature)

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  • I'm not an expert on the brainly app but I can think of two reasons that this could be an issue:

    1. It actually uses AI software in order to do speech to text (many people assume AI is new because of sites like Chat GPT popping up but it has actually been used for a long time within other features)

    2. They cannot decisively tell that it is a speech to text feature and not AI and therefore cannot accept it.

    Unfortunately, unless it was previously agreed that you could use a speech to text app then I don't think you'll have much choice but to redo the coursework. I know that's incredibly frustrating.

    I would imagine the reasons for allowing the MS word speech to text is that they have a better way of monitoring that particular feature.

    They may be asking to meet with you to try and support you so try not to worry that you'll be thrown off the course. Use it as an opportunity to ask your questions so you can understand the issue. You haven't intentionally cheated or taken someone else's work so it should be fine. They've already said you can redo the coursework so I see no reason they'd go back in that.

    I do find it strange that they've waited until you had submitted all the units rather than flagging it after the first one. 

  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    Thank you for your reply, that makes sense.

    They didn’t say anything like that, they just said ‘because of how it is written it cannot be accepted,’ so I appreciate you taking the time to answer me and in a way I understand!

    Hopefully you are correct and the meeting will add more clarity.

    Thanks again I appreciate your help :) 

  • in reply to squishylea
    squishylea said:
    They didn’t say anything like that, they just said ‘because of how it is written it cannot be accepted,’

    Before speaking to the examiner again I would find out who in your educational establishment looks after students with special needs and talk this over with them.

    They may not realise how much they are required to adapt to cater for autists and I'm sure the support team will be able to clear this up.

    If you can prove the date of your voice recording and the date of the transcript then you can prove it came from you. 

    Should all this work then you can carry on doing what you are doing, just make sure you get the approval in writing and keep an audit trail of all your recordings and transcripts, generated by the computer and backed up somewhere offsite just in case you ever need to deal with a new examiner again.

    If nothing else, you now at least know what you can use even if it is a lesser product. Sometimes life sucks this way but all we can do is understand and adapt. 

    Good luck in getting the support you need.

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  • in reply to squishylea
    squishylea said:
    They didn’t say anything like that, they just said ‘because of how it is written it cannot be accepted,’

    Before speaking to the examiner again I would find out who in your educational establishment looks after students with special needs and talk this over with them.

    They may not realise how much they are required to adapt to cater for autists and I'm sure the support team will be able to clear this up.

    If you can prove the date of your voice recording and the date of the transcript then you can prove it came from you. 

    Should all this work then you can carry on doing what you are doing, just make sure you get the approval in writing and keep an audit trail of all your recordings and transcripts, generated by the computer and backed up somewhere offsite just in case you ever need to deal with a new examiner again.

    If nothing else, you now at least know what you can use even if it is a lesser product. Sometimes life sucks this way but all we can do is understand and adapt. 

    Good luck in getting the support you need.

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