Writing guides for decisions a score cannot make
Start with the decision in front of you: improving a draft or responding to a detector result. These guides separate writing advice from model predictions, explain the evidence behind their recommendations and offer a workflow you can use even without Cortex. Your course’s rules always take precedence over a tool’s suggestions.
AI detector accuracy: what a score can and cannot tell you
An AI detector estimates whether writing resembles patterns in its training data; it does not observe who wrote your essay. Accuracy depends on the model, passage, language and evaluation method. Use a result to start a review, not to prove misconduct or to certify a draft as human-written.
Read the guideHow to revise AI-assisted writing without losing your argument
Start with the assignment rules and your own argument, not a detector score. Verify each claim against a real source, revise the structure, then improve wording one passage at a time. Compare any suggested rewrite with the original and disclose permitted AI assistance according to your instructor’s requirements before submitting.
Read the guideCan Turnitin detect ChatGPT? What students should actually expect
Turnitin sells an AI writing detection feature to institutions, and it reports an estimated percentage of text it associates with AI generation. It is not a plagiarism match and it is not proof of how you wrote. Turnitin instructs institutions to treat the figure as a starting point for human review. Students cannot run Turnitin themselves, and no third-party tool can tell you what an institution’s Turnitin instance will report.
Read the guideYour essay was flagged as AI. Here is how to respond
Do not rewrite the essay to lower the score. Preserve the original draft and your research trail, read your course’s AI policy, then ask your instructor which passages were flagged and what the review process involves. Explain honestly how you wrote it. Genuine drafting evidence is far more persuasive than a second detector result.
Read the guideHow to cite AI assistance in MLA, APA and Chicago
MLA, APA and Chicago have each published guidance for citing generative AI. The shared principle is that you name the tool, the version, the date and the prompt context. Citation and disclosure are different obligations, and your course policy overrides a style guide’s default whenever the two disagree.
Read the guideHow we choose what to publish
Each article must answer a distinct question, cite its sources and identify what Cortex actually supports. We separate provider claims from observed product behaviour and do not use detector outcomes as proof of authorship. New comparisons and explainers are added only after their evidence has been reviewed, rather than producing pages by swapping product names.
For a writing decision, start with revision and source quality. For a disputed detector result, start with what the score means and your genuine draft history. If your instructor prohibits AI assistance, a tool cannot grant an exception.