Students demand reassurance after Turnitin U‑turn on AI‑training plan

The NUS says universities need to better protect students and their original work. (Image: PA)

A PROPOSAL which would have allowed Turnitin to use student submissions to train AI models has sparked outrage from student leaders.

This summer, the widely used anti-plagiarism software updated its End User Licence Agreement and made a change which would permit AI services to use content from student submissions.