Izvestia published the results of a large-scale study by ReText.AI – how do students use AI when writing their final theses?

In its article on the use of AI in diploma theses, Izvestia describes a recent study conducted by the ReText team. According to our AI detector, the share of AI-generated text in theses has increased fourfold from 2022 to 2025. And in 2026, according to analysts' forecasts, AI content could reach 60%. That is more than every second paragraph of a thesis.

AI is most often found in introductions, conclusions, defense speeches, and thesis abstracts. The fields leading in the use of neural networks are economics, business, and IT, while ChatGPT remains the most popular tool among students.

Important: we do not automatically label AI-generated text as "plagiarism." Neural networks may not fully create the text; they can simply help edit, structure, translate, or generate individual fragments. But the line between human-authored and machine-generated text is becoming increasingly thin.

Izvestia and other media have already published the results of our study, which means the issue of acceptable AI use by students is more acute than ever.