> ChatGPT has a very verbose, uncanney valley style to it that likely sounded like nothing the student had organically submitted before, it's not that hard to t

> ChatGPT has a very verbose, uncanney valley style to it that likely sounded like nothing the student had organically submitted before, it's not that hard to tell. I've had 2 students threaten me and my university with lawsuits over accusations of cheating (not plagiarism, fwiw). And I had far more compelling evidence than an uncanny valley of verbosity. I think it's more likely that this story is bullshit (as someone else in this forum has also speculated) than the likelihood that a professor would be willing to go to the mattresses with only a stylistic argument for plagiarism. > it's not that hard to tell. It might not be that difficult to tell, but proof is another matter. edit: The students were bluffing with their threats of lawsuits, but it still made for two unpleasant semesters.