Does Goldsmiths, University of London use AI detection? No
Short answer
No. Goldsmiths, University of London does not run AI detection on submissions, so no AI score is generated for your work.
Module rules on permitted AI use still apply either way, and a detector score is never the whole case — the university’s own statement and what it means for you are below.
What Goldsmiths, University of London has said
Opted out. Library guidance states "Goldsmiths and other universities have not enabled it mostly due to accuracy concerns and unfairness towards those who have used AI-powered translation tools in their submissions."
Source (Updated 20 Aug 2026): Using GenAI responsibly (LibGuide)
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What this means if you study here
Goldsmiths' library guidance (updated August 2026) explains it has not enabled Turnitin's AI detection 'mostly due to accuracy concerns and unfairness towards those who have used AI-powered translation tools in their submissions'. The translation-tool point is distinctive: Goldsmiths names the exact false-positive pathway that affects multilingual students.
If you work across languages, Goldsmiths' reasoning is your context: the university itself recognises translation tooling can trigger unfair flags. No AI score is generated here; keep first-language drafts as part of your process evidence anyway.
Turnitin at Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London has opted out of Turnitin's AI writing indicator, so no Turnitin AI score is generated for submissions. Similarity (plagiarism) checking is a separate Turnitin feature and remains the sector norm — an opt-out of AI detection does not mean submissions go unchecked for source matching.
How the AI writing report behaves wherever it is enabled — the 300-word minimum, the 1–19% asterisk band, and why the score is never proof on its own — is covered in does Turnitin detect AI?
Before you submit, anywhere
- Policies change and are re-verified here quarterly — the university’s linked statement above is always the authority, and your module brief overrides everything.
- Whatever the institutional toggle, keep your drafts and version history: process evidence decides disputes, not scores.
- No third-party tool predicts a Turnitin result — here is why. Use checks to understand your own writing, not to chase a number.
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