The Sky is Not Falling: Turnitin Urges Educators to 'Meet the Moment' of ChatGPT

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THE Journal Insider podcast spoke with two former teachers who are now working on Turnitin's ChatGPT detection and generative AI features for educators, who explained how OpenAI will change how writing is taught – and why that's a good thing. Listen to the podcast or read the full report.

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