Generally fine (with disclosure)
Brainstorming, structuring, grammar and clarity edits, explaining a concept back to you, or summarising a source you then verify.
Academic integrity
Academic integrity in the age of AI.
AI tools aren't going away, and most institutions no longer ban them outright — they ask you to use them responsibly and say so. This is a practical guide to staying on the right side of the line.
Best forUsing AI without the riskDisclosure, responsible use, real ownership
It's a spectrum, not a switch
Between no AI at all and AI wrote it for me sits a wide middle — brainstorming, outlining, grammar help, summarising sources. Most of that is fine if your assessment allows it and you disclose it. The misconduct is passing AI work off as your own unacknowledged thinking.
Your thinking is the point
Assessments measure whether you understand the material. AI is a problem when it replaces your reasoning, not when it supports it. Keep ownership of the argument and the evidence.
Where it sits
Where AI use usually falls.
Check your assessment rules
Generating draft text, translating large passages, or paraphrasing sources. Some courses allow these with acknowledgement; others don't. Read the brief.
Almost always misconduct
Submitting AI-generated answers as your own, fabricating citations, or hiding AI use when you're asked to declare it.
How to stay clear
Using AI responsibly.
Keep your reasoning central
Use AI to support your argument, not to produce it. The claims, structure, and conclusions should be yours.
Ground every claim
AI text is generic and often unsourced — the dominant reason it gets flagged. Add real citations and specifics you can defend.
Disclose what you used
A short declaration of which tools you used and how protects you and is increasingly required. See our declaration examples.
The honest part
What detectors can and can't tell you.
Detectors estimate, they don't prove
An AI score is a probability from a model that misfires on human writing. It's a prompt for review, not a verdict — and no substitute for integrity.
A low score isn't a free pass
Disguising AI work to dodge a detector is still misconduct, even if the number looks clean. Integrity is about honesty, not the score.
DraftProof's stance
We don't help you beat detectors — we can't, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. We help you ground your writing and own your work.
Own your writing with confidence.
DraftProof reviews your draft for weak grounding, missing citations, and AI-like passages — so you can strengthen the work itself before you submit.
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