Academic integrity
How we think about AI, writing, and doing your own work.
Our position
Writing Studio is built to help you write and research, not to write for you. It is for students who want to think through a paper, find and check sources, and get their citations right. It is not for anyone looking for a finished essay to hand in as their own.
Your ideas, your argument and your voice should start with you. AI can help you find sources, test your thinking and tidy your writing. What you submit should be work you could explain and defend.
How Writing Studio supports integrity
Sources you can check
Sources you find with Writing Studio come with the exact passage that supports your claim. You can see where a claim is grounded and check it yourself before you cite it.
Your course’s AI rules
Set what AI may do on each paper: finding sources, brainstorming, feedback, editing or drafting. Features outside your rules are switched off, so you stay inside what your instructor allows. Always match the rules to your syllabus, and ask your instructor if it is not clear.
An AI use statement
If your course asks you to disclose AI use, Writing Studio writes a statement from what you actually did, including which AI features you used and what your course rules were. You can edit it before you submit.
A Writing Receipt
A one-page record of how your paper came together: where the text came from, when you worked on it and which AI features you used. It records where text came from, never your keystrokes. It stays private until you choose to print it or send it, so you have something to show if anyone asks.
Guidance for students
Use Writing Studio the way you would use a writing tutor.
Usually fine, if your course allows it
Finding and checking sources
Brainstorming topics and outlining
Getting feedback on a draft you have already started
Checking a citation or catching a grammar mistake
Usually not fine
Submitting text you did not write as if you wrote it
Using AI where your course says not to
Not mentioning AI use when your course asks you to
Rules differ between schools, courses and even assignments, so check your syllabus first. If you are not sure, ask your instructor before you start.
Before you submit, read your paper out loud. If it does not sound like you, it needs more of your own voice, not less.
What schools are doing
Universities are moving away from relying on AI detectors. Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins University have switched off Turnitin’s AI detection, pointing to false positives and, at Vanderbilt, bias against non-native English speakers. Curtin University turned it off from January 1, 2026.
In its place, these schools recommend clear course-level AI policies, openness about how AI was used, and comparing a submission with a student’s own earlier work.
Admissions work the same way. The Common App fraud policy treats presenting the substantive output of an AI tool as your own work as fraud, and asks you to sign a certification that your application is your own work.
The standard to hold yourself to is simple: work you could defend as your own, in your own words, if someone asked.
For instructors and institutions
If you are looking at Writing Studio for a class or a school, we are glad to walk you through how it works and what data it does and does not collect. You can also read our Security and Privacy Policy pages.
We support instructors setting clear expectations about acceptable AI use in their courses, and we will work within whatever policy your institution sets. Writing Studio’s AI rules, AI use statement and Writing Receipt are designed to make those expectations easy for students to follow and show.
For classroom use, site licenses and institutional questions, see our Enterprise page or email support@writingstudio.com.
Frequently asked questions
Is using Writing Studio cheating?
No. Finding sources, getting feedback and checking your work are normal parts of writing. What matters is following your course’s rules and being honest about how you used AI.
Will Writing Studio write my essay?
It is built around research, sources and feedback. It does include AI drafting tools, and you can turn drafting off in your course rules. Only use drafting if your course allows it, and rewrite anything you keep in your own words.
What is the Writing Receipt for?
It shows how your paper was written, if your instructor or school ever asks. You decide whether to print it or share it.
Do I have to disclose my AI use?
Check your syllabus or ask your instructor. If your course asks, Writing Studio can write the statement for you from what you actually did.
Who can I ask about using Writing Studio in my course?
Your instructor sets the rules. If you need something from us, such as a description of how the tool works, email support@writingstudio.com.