C004 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0031 — Plural Voice Claims (Blind)
Run	2026-03-29
Claim	C004

Claim as Received¶

22% of students admit to submitting AI-generated content as their own work.

Claim as Clarified¶

The claim asserts that approximately one-fifth of students have submitted AI-generated work as their own. No source is attributed. The figure must be traced to its origin and verified.

BLUF¶

A BestColleges survey from March 2023 (1,000 US college students) found that 22% had used AI on assignments or exams. This is the most likely source. The figure is real but rapidly outdated — by October 2023, BestColleges found 56%.

Scope¶

Domain: Academic integrity / AI usage
Timeframe: March 2023
Testability: Verifiable against BestColleges published survey results

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Very likely (80-95%)

Confidence: Medium

Hypothesis outcome: H1 supported — the 22% figure matches the BestColleges March 2023 survey.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-29
Date completed	2026-03-29
Researcher profile	Phillip Moore
Prompt version	Unified Research Standard 1.0-draft
Revisit by	2026-09-29
Revisit trigger	Figure likely already outdated; newer surveys show much higher rates