# Learnaway > Learnaway reads the writing process (paste behaviour, typing rhythm, timing) to surface homework that may warrant a conversation. Signals for teachers, never verdicts. No keylogger. We record timing metadata only, never the characters a student types. ## Product - [Home](https://learnaway.ai/): Know how your students did their homework, not just what they wrote. - [How it works](https://learnaway.ai/how-it-works) - [For teachers](https://learnaway.ai/for-teachers) - [Pricing](https://learnaway.ai/pricing) - [Trust](https://learnaway.ai/trust): data handling and Process Replay - [Security](https://learnaway.ai/security) ## Guides (Q&A) - [How to detect AI writing in student homework](https://learnaway.ai/learn/how-to-detect-ai-writing): The most defensible way to detect AI writing in homework is to look at how the work was entered rather than how it reads. Behavioural signals (a large paste, an unnaturally uniform typing rhythm, a long essay finished in minutes, or text appearing with no keystrokes) are concrete and explainable, whereas text-based AI checkers frequently misclassify human writing, especially from non-native speakers. - [How to check if an essay was written by AI](https://learnaway.ai/learn/how-to-check-if-an-essay-was-written-by-ai): To check if an essay was written by AI, look at the writing process: was it typed gradually with natural pauses and revisions, or did large blocks appear via paste with little editing? Process evidence is fairer and more defensible than running the prose through an AI text checker, which can wrongly flag legitimate work. - [How to check if text is written by AI](https://learnaway.ai/learn/how-to-check-if-text-is-written-by-ai): To check if text is written by AI, look at the writing process rather than the prose. Key signals include a large share of text arriving via paste, an unnaturally uniform typing rhythm (consistent with transcribing AI output), and a word count inconsistent with the time spent. These behavioural signals are concrete, explainable, and don't degrade as AI writing quality improves. - [How to check if a paper was written by AI](https://learnaway.ai/learn/how-to-check-if-a-paper-was-written-by-ai): To check if a paper was written by AI, look at the writing process rather than the finished text. Was the paper typed gradually with evidence of drafting and revision, or did large sections arrive via paste with minimal editing? Process evidence gives you concrete, defensible facts; running the prose through an AI text checker gives you a probability score that can be challenged. - [AI detector vs plagiarism checker: what's the difference?](https://learnaway.ai/learn/ai-detector-vs-plagiarism-checker): A plagiarism checker matches submitted text against existing sources to find copied passages. An AI checker estimates, from writing style, whether text was machine-generated. An AI detector like Learnaway does neither: it analyses how the work was entered (paste, typing rhythm, timing) to flag submissions that may not reflect a student's own effort. - [Why behavioural detection beats text-only AI detection](https://learnaway.ai/learn/why-behavioural-detection-beats-text-only): Behavioural detection beats text-only AI detection on three fronts: it doesn't degrade as AI writing becomes more human-like, it doesn't penalise non-native or unusual writing styles, and every signal is backed by a concrete data point a teacher can verify and explain, unlike an opaque probability score. - [How to spot AI writing in student work](https://learnaway.ai/learn/how-to-spot-ai-writing): To spot AI writing in student work, look at how the text was entered, not how it reads. The clearest indicators are a large paste event delivering 60–90% of the final word count, an inter-keystroke variance below 150ms (consistent with transcribing AI output rather than composing), and a total session time implausibly short for the length - a 1,000-word essay completed in under 8 minutes is a meaningful outlier. Two or more of these behavioural signals together are more reliable and fairer than any prose-style AI checker. - [Turnitin vs AI detector: what's the difference for schools?](https://learnaway.ai/learn/turnitin-vs-ai-detector): Turnitin is a similarity checker: it matches submitted text against its database of sources to find copied passages, but cannot detect original AI-generated text because AI output has no source to match. Text-based AI detectors estimate whether prose was machine-generated from stylistic patterns, but produce false positives - especially for non-native writers - and degrade as AI quality improves. A behavioural AI detector like Learnaway takes a third approach: it records how the work was entered (paste events, keystroke cadence, session duration) and flags objective signals such as 60–90% of the final text arriving in a single paste or a 1,000-word essay completed in under 8 minutes. - [How does Learnaway work? Behavioural AI detection explained](https://learnaway.ai/learn/how-does-learnaway-work): Learnaway works by recording the writing process, not the finished prose. A teacher creates an assignment link; students write in Learnaway's editor, which captures objective behavioural signals — how much text arrived via paste, inter-keystroke timing variance, tab-switch events, and total session duration. Submissions are scored against concrete thresholds: a paste share above 60–90% of the final word count, inter-keystroke variance below 150ms (consistent with transcribing AI output), or a 1,000-word essay completed in under 8 minutes. Those process-based signals are shown on the teacher dashboard alongside the final text, giving educators defensible facts rather than an opaque probability score. - [What data does Learnaway collect, and is it GDPR-compliant?](https://learnaway.ai/learn/what-data-does-learnaway-collect): Learnaway collects behavioural telemetry: event types, timestamps, timing deltas, and paste lengths, plus the final submitted text. It never records the individual characters a student types or pastes, so it is not a keylogger. By default only the final text and the analysis results are stored; the minute-by-minute timing of the writing process is scored on the server and then discarded. It is built GDPR-first: telemetry is treated as personal data and minimised by design, with EU residency, configurable retention, and a Data Processing Agreement for licensed schools. - [How to check if something was written by AI](https://learnaway.ai/learn/how-to-check-if-something-was-written-by-ai): To check if something was written by AI, examine the writing process rather than the finished text. The clearest behavioural indicators are text arriving via paste in one or two events covering 60–90% of the final word count, inter-keystroke gaps below 150ms across a sustained typing run (consistent with transcribing AI output rather than composing), and a total writing session under 8 minutes for a 1,000-word piece. Two or more of these process signals together are more reliable and fairer than any text-based AI style analyser. - [How to tell if ChatGPT wrote an essay](https://learnaway.ai/learn/how-to-tell-if-chatgpt-wrote-an-essay): The clearest way to tell if ChatGPT wrote an essay is to check how it was entered rather than how it reads: a single paste event covering 60-90% of the final word count, inter-keystroke gaps consistently below 150ms (a sign of transcribing rather than composing), and a 1,000-word essay finished in under 8 minutes are all objective, hard-to-fake indicators. Reading the prose for 'AI style' is far less reliable, since ChatGPT's phrasing changes with every model update and often flags non-native writers by mistake. ## Comparisons - [A Turnitin alternative that checks process, not prose](https://learnaway.ai/compare/turnitin-alternative): Learnaway is a behavioural homework-integrity tool and free alternative to Turnitin. It analyses how work was written (paste, typing rhythm, timing) rather than guessing from the text. Free for teachers, fairer for non-native writers. - [A GPTZero alternative that doesn't guess from the text](https://learnaway.ai/compare/gptzero-alternative): GPTZero estimates AI use from prose perplexity. Learnaway instead reads how work was written: paste, typing rhythm, and timing, for explainable, fairer signals. Free for teachers. - [A Copyleaks alternative focused on the writing process](https://learnaway.ai/compare/copyleaks-alternative): Copyleaks combines AI text detection and plagiarism. Learnaway takes a behavioural approach, analysing how work was entered, for explainable, privacy-first signals. Free for teachers. ## Use-case pages - [An AI checker for teachers, built around your classroom](https://learnaway.ai/ai-checker-for-teachers): Learnaway is a free AI checker for teachers that reads the writing process, not the prose. Set an assignment in seconds, share a link, and get explainable behavioural signals. Free to start. - [AI essay detector: check the process, not just the prose](https://learnaway.ai/ai-essay-detector): Learnaway is a free AI essay detector that analyses how an essay was written: paste, typing rhythm, and timing, for fairer, explainable signals than text-only detectors. - [Academic integrity software that schools can trust](https://learnaway.ai/academic-integrity-software): Privacy-first academic integrity software for schools and colleges. Behavioural signals, no keylogging, DPA-ready, and fair to every student. Free for individual teachers. - [AI content detector: read the writing process, not the text](https://learnaway.ai/ai-content-detector): Learnaway is a free AI content detector for schools that analyses how content was written: paste events, typing rhythm, and timing. Fairer and more explainable than text-based AI content detection tools. - [AI detector for schools: signals from the writing process, not the prose](https://learnaway.ai/ai-detector): Free AI detector for schools that reads the writing process, not the text. Paste events, typing rhythm, and timing give you fair, explainable signals. - [ChatGPT detector for schools: detect AI writing by process](https://learnaway.ai/chatgpt-detector): Learnaway is a free ChatGPT detector and AI writing tool for schools. It detects ChatGPT-generated essays by reading how work was entered, not how it reads, for fair, explainable results. - [AI writing detector: check how work was written, not how it reads](https://learnaway.ai/ai-writing-detector): Learnaway is a free AI writing detector for schools. Reads paste events, typing rhythm, and timing, not prose style, for fair, explainable signals. - [AI text detector: read how text was entered, not how it reads](https://learnaway.ai/ai-text-detector): Free AI text detector for schools. Reads the writing process, not the prose: paste events, typing rhythm, and timing. Fair, explainable signals. - [AI checker for schools: catch writing signals, not writing style](https://learnaway.ai/ai-checker): Free AI checker for schools. Learnaway reads writing behaviour, not prose style, giving teachers paste events, typing rhythm, and timing signals. - [Plagiarism checker, and the behavioural signals a similarity score misses](https://learnaway.ai/plagiarism-checker): Learnaway isn't a source-matching plagiarism checker - it's a behavioural layer that catches pasted, unedited, or AI-generated work a similarity score can miss. ## Blog - [How to talk to a student you suspect used AI on an assignment](https://learnaway.ai/blog/how-to-talk-to-a-student-you-suspect-used-ai): Accusations can backfire badly. Here's how to turn AI suspicion into a fair, evidence-based conversation — and when to leave it at that. - [Why AI detectors flag ESL students as cheaters — and how teachers can avoid it](https://learnaway.ai/blog/why-ai-detectors-flag-esl-students): Text-based AI detectors are systematically biased against non-native English writers. Here's the research, the risk, and a fairer detection approach. - [How to tell if students used ChatGPT: a fair approach](https://learnaway.ai/blog/how-to-tell-if-students-used-chatgpt): Text-based AI detectors are unreliable and unfair to non-native writers. Here's a fairer, more defensible approach based on the writing process. - [AI in the classroom: a pragmatic teacher's guide](https://learnaway.ai/blog/ai-in-the-classroom-a-teachers-guide): Banning AI outright rarely works. Here's how to set clear expectations per assignment and design homework that rewards genuine effort. - [Why we're not a keylogger: our privacy architecture](https://learnaway.ai/blog/why-we-are-not-a-keylogger): Learnaway reads how work was written without ever recording what was written. Here's the architecture that makes that guarantee true, not just a promise. - [Free AI detectors for teachers: what they actually do — and what they miss](https://learnaway.ai/blog/free-ai-detector-for-teachers-2026): A practical guide to free AI detection tools in 2026, what their outputs really mean, and why process evidence is a fairer addition to your toolkit. - [AI detector vs plagiarism checker: what's the difference and which do teachers need?](https://learnaway.ai/blog/ai-detector-vs-plagiarism-checker): Plagiarism checkers and AI detectors solve different problems — and both have real limitations. Here's how to think about which tool fits your situation. - [The problem with Turnitin's AI detector: what teachers should know](https://learnaway.ai/blog/the-problem-with-turnitins-ai-detector): Turnitin added AI detection in 2023, but its accuracy, false-positive rate, and prose-only approach have left many teachers looking for better answers. - [SafeAssign vs Turnitin: what Blackboard's built-in checker actually catches](https://learnaway.ai/blog/safeassign-vs-turnitin): SafeAssign and Turnitin aren't interchangeable. What each actually checks, where SafeAssign's coverage falls short, and what neither one catches. ## Legal - [Privacy policy](https://learnaway.ai/legal/privacy) - [Terms of service](https://learnaway.ai/legal/terms) - [Data processing agreement](https://learnaway.ai/legal/dpa)