Autism and AI false positives

[u/Pandazaii]

Hi everyone,

I've been falsely accused of using AI on my literature review paper. Going through this subreddit, I've realized that there seems to be a correlation between those of us with autism and AI false positives. I've managed to find a few studies that mention this, but not many. I'm looking to see if anyone else has found any research on this?

I'd anyone's curious, I'm meeting my professor to talk about this. He is claiming 47% of my paper is AI generated. I'm anxious but hoping he believes me. Bleh.

Update: Met with him. I was able to verbally present my paper and show my sources. He said he believed me, so that's good. It was definitely unneeded stress

Here are the studies I've found that mention autism and AI false positives. Again, I appreciate any more studies found. I may genuinely write a paper in my free time about this.

AI Detection’s High False Positive Rates and the Psychological and Material Impacts on Students

The Problem with False Positives: AI Detection Unfairly Accuses Scholars of AI Plagiarism

Articles: AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating—With Big Consequences

From Human to Machine: The Astonishing Similarities Between Autism and AI in Writing

Not on AI but relevant study: Comparing the writing skills of autistic and nonautistic university students: A collaboration with autistic university students

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[u/EniKimo]

thats rough and honestly you’re not alone. false positives are frustrating, especially when neurodivergent writing styles get flagged unfairly. i've seen a few similar stories, and its good you're collecting studies this definitely needs more attention. for your meeting, maybe bring samples of your past work to show consistency. also GPTHuman AI could help make your writing sound more “human” to detectors without losing your voice. rooting for you on wednesday, hope your prof hears you out. :))

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Update: Met with him. I was able to verbally present my paper and show my sources. He said he believed me, so that's good. It was definitely unneeded stress. Thank you!

[u/thmgABU2]

47% chance ai generated maybe? usually people who use ai use it for either the full thing and make a couple edits or actually ask their teacher if its okay.

i think the reason behind such false positives are likely due to the lack of training data from autistic writers which can flag certain systems as they havent seen text stylized as such before, and thus; flag it

[u/IronSquid501]

It's often said that Autistic people are accused of such things because all those sources were written by Autistic people!

During school (well before AI) I was accused of ripping my essays directly from the internet because they were "too perfectly written." It wasn't until I received a detention and a teacher forced me to write an essay by hand that they realised, no, I just write like that. It's a tale as old as time and will continue to evolve

[u/Ok_Investment_5383]

Meeting with your professor sounds like a good step, and it's great that you’ve already done some research. The correlation between autism and AI detection false positives is definitely worth exploring, and it’s frustrating that you’re facing this issue.

Many AI detectors struggle with different writing styles, and it’s not uncommon for unique voices to be misidentified as AI-generated. The studies you found could really help support your case. I’d recommend bringing them along to your meeting, as they provide solid backing for your argument.

If you can, maybe try to gather more evidence of your writing style versus how AI typically produces text. Tools like AIDetectPlus or GPTZero can help you analyze your writing and provide insights into why it might be flagged as AI. It might be helpful to show your professor specific examples of your work that highlight your unique voice.

I’m curious to know how the meeting goes and if you find more studies related to this topic!