Turnitin vs Claude/Perplexity; am I invisible or just delusional?
Not trying to start World War AI here, but I feel like everyone is still using ChatGPT like it’s the only Pokémon in the game.
I’m a CS junior, so naturally I convinced myself I’m smarter than plagiarism software. For essays, I’ve been using Claude and sometimes Perplexity because they sound less robotic and Perplexity actually brings receipts instead of making up sources from the University of Atlantis.
My process is basically:
- throw in my notes
- bully Claude into matching my writing style
- rewrite half the paragraphs anyway
- add random personal stories so it sounds like I suffered academically
With Perplexity, I mostly use it like a research intern that works for free and never sleeps.
Now I’m curious: does Turnitin actually know the difference between ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, etc.? Or is the detector just looking for “AI vibes” in general while I sit here feeling like a criminal mastermind for no reason?
Last paper came back with 1% similarity and no AI flag, which either means:
- my workflow is elite
- Turnitin is blind
- I’m one upload away from academic death
Not asking for ethics lectures. I still do my own thinking. I just want to know if I’m gaming the system or if the system is quietly collecting evidence like Netflix true crime documentary footage.