A UMich student sues after being accused of AI use due to writing changes from her mental health, claiming unfair treatment and flawed AI detection.

A University of Michigan student is suing the university, alleging she was wrongly accused of using AI to write her academic work due to a perceived shift in her writing style, which she attributes to her OCD and anxiety disorder. She claims she provided medical documentation but was still charged with academic misconduct, blocked from graduating, and denied accommodations, with the same instructor serving as both accuser and decision-maker. The lawsuit, filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, challenges the university’s use of flawed AI detection tools and lack of disability-informed procedures, highlighting concerns over fairness, due process, and the reliability of AI detection in academic settings.