"An Adelphi University student who was accused of using artificial intelligence on an assignment has won a lawsuit against the institution, Newsday reported, with a federal judge ruling that the finding that he had plagiarized was without merit. The institution will be required to remove the plagiarism charge from his record; Adelphi students can face suspension or expulsion after committing two plagiarism offenses."
"The plagiarism accusation arose from a paper on Christianity and Islam that Newby had written in a World Civilizations 1 class his first semester of college. Turnitin's AI detector marked the essay as fully AI-written, but Newby ran it through two other detectors that said it was written by a human, court records show. The university denied an appeal of the plagiarism ruling, leading Newby's parents to take legal action. The family said they have spent six figures on legal fees."
A federal judge found the plagiarism finding against Orion Newby to be without merit and ordered Adelphi University to remove the charge from his record. The allegation came from a World Civilizations paper on Christianity and Islam that Turnitin's AI detector flagged as fully AI-written while two other detectors indicated human authorship. Adelphi denied an appeal, prompting Newby's parents to file a lawsuit and report spending six figures on legal fees. Newby, now a sophomore studying history, said having his name cleared felt incredible and removed a huge weight from his shoulders.
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