UCT to begin implementing its new Artificial Intelligence in education framework

CAPE TOWN - The University of Cape Town will discontinue the use of ‘turnitin’ as it begins implementing its new Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education framework.

The tool was previously used to analyse student submissions for potential use of generative AI and plagiarism.

However, the university says the system can produce false positives or negatives, raising concerns about fairness and accuracy.

Director at the centre for innovation in teaching and learning, sukaina walji, said it was important for students to understand how generative ai works and the risks involved.

"They need to be aware that these tools can lead to bias outputs or that outputs may emphasis a particular viewpoint. Users also need to be aware of privacy issues when uploading data or content to these tools. So, awareness of how these tools are designed and built allows people to make good ethical choices around when it is appropriate to use or not to use these tools.”