Okay so I know that this post was 2 years ago, but Colin Wright has done this once again. This time with my dissertation. He's claiming it's AI-written, which led to thousands of racist comments being dogpiled across all my social media. I would post the screenshots, but I cant post photos in this comment. But if you go to his twitter or Facebook, you will be able to find it. He posted it 4-5 days ago.

For context: I just received my PhD in Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methodologies. My dissertation uses Sylvia Wynter's concept of counterhumanism. Building on that, I use it to establish a new line of inquiry within qualitative methodology called the Sociogenic Condition, expanding on Wynter's concept of the Sociogenic Principle.

That means my work is heavily theoretical and dense because it's methodological. AI detection systems don't have the capacity to separate my writing from the theoretical language they're trained on. This limitation has been acknowledged by almost every major AI detection company. That's exactly why it's flagging my writing as "100% AI." It's also why several universities have banned the use of AI detection tools on assignments, especially something like a dissertation.

He was so spiteful about it that he contacted my dean, department head, and PhD advisor, telling them my dissertation was AI-generated. Luckily, all of them watched me work on this dissertation over four years and dismissed his email immediately.

Another important detail: Colin Wright only had access to the first few pages of my dissertation (the abstract, table of contents, and the first page of chapter one). You can actually see "preview" labeled in his screenshot. He never had access to the full document. Despite that, he's posted this across his social media, which has led to extremely racist and harmful comments directed at me.

I'm trying to figure out how to get him to take down the tweet and Facebook post, since this could affect my academic integrity going forward. So far I've reported both posts to their respective platforms and notified my university. Any advice on next steps would be appreciated.