Copyleaks can assist instructors in detecting and preventing plagiarism. Copyleaks crawls the internet for content that is not behind paywalls. It also has an integrated AI detector that is enabled and scored separately from the plagiarism detector.
Remember that AI detection is not foolproof and may produce false positives, especially for students whose first language is not English. Use Copyleaks AI detection results as one data point and a starting point for discussion rather than definitive evidence of academic dishonesty.
On November 21, 2024, Copyleaks updated its generative AI detection algorithm and provided a support article and video about their new AI Insights tool, which explains how to read the reports and that the tool will increase the number of positive results. The tool provides a probability of whether a particular phrase is more likely to be AI generated or human generated. When using this tool, it is important for instructors to assess the whole of the work in the context of their discipline and other student writing samples. The AI detector flags phrases that are common in technical and professional writing.
How to Access
Copyleaks is integrated into Canvas Assignments when you choose "online" as your submission type. Be sure to enable “Allow Third Party Cookies” in your browser to use Copyleaks in Canvas.
Important Information on Copyleaks
Duplicated / Imported / Copied assignments with Copyleaks configuration settings will NOT be copied into the new assignment. You must edit the submission and scan settings in the new instance of the Copyleaks-enabled assignments.
Submissions cannot be removed from the CopyLeaks internal database once they have been added, so please make sure you are aware of if this setting is enabled.
For Text-Entry submission types, Copyleaks will only scan the first attempt. If multiple attempts desired, we do not recommend using the text entry submission type.
Multiple student submissions to a single Copyleaks-enabled assignment will NOT be compared to previous submissions to that assignment. For example, if a student uploads Version 1 and Version 2 of a document, Copyleaks will NOT scan Version 2 against Version 1. However, if the student has uploaded this document to a different Copyleaks-enabled assignment, it will be compared. For example, if the document is uploaded to assignments English 101 and History 101, Copyleaks will compare the documents against one another.
Copyleaks How-To Guides and Resources
- Instructor guide for creating assignments with the Copyleaks integration
- Student Guide
- Which Browsers and Browser Settings Work with Copyleaks?