University of Chicago research reveals Pangram Labs achieves near-zero false positives on admissions essays while Turnitin faces institutional backlash. With Vanderbilt, UC schools disabling competitors, here's why admissions offices are standardizing on Pangram's API-first approach.
U.S. universities spend $2,768 to $110,400 on AI detection tools like Turnitin and Copyleaks, but many are disabling them due to false positives. Here's what colleges really do about AI-written essays, with verified spending data and enforcement policies.
UNC has used AI to score essays since 2019. Virginia Tech starts AI+human scoring in 2025. We tracked which colleges actually use AI for admissions—with verified sources.
Turnitin admits missing 15% of AI text while falsely flagging 750+ innocent students. Vanderbilt disabled it entirely. Now Pangram Labs claims 38x better accuracy with near-zero false positives. Here's the technical breakdown admissions offices don't want you to see.
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