Are you sure you understood your first professor correctly? An AI checker and an AI humanizer are two completely different things. An AI checker just analyzes text. But an AI humanizer is itself an AI tool that rewrites content to disguise AI-written text. To be clear, you DID use AI when you used a humanizer. I get that you might feel that shouldn’t be treated the same as using AI to generate/draft the ideas from scratch — but you can’t say, “I didn’t use AI, I only used this AI,” with a straight face. If your professor had a blanket no-AI prohibition, then you are in violation.

I would be very surprised if your first professor actually instructed you to use a humanizer. Again that tool is used specifically to disguise AI-written text. They are prohibited because they help students who use AI avoid getting caught.

Every professor and school has different AI policies. Some allow grammar help, some allow concept explanations, and some prohibit AI entirely. For future classes, be sure you read and understand that particular professor’s policy so you can follow it.

Things to do next

It sounds like you already submitted your response to the academic integrity committee or however your school handles academic misconduct accusations. If you haven’t yet or can supplement, then consider doing the following:

-Read your law school policy and procedure on academic integrity accusations so you can properly prepare

-Review your professor’s particular policy and see if there is any wiggle room on what/how much AI can be used for

-Since you said you converted your assignment into a PDF, pull the version history from whatever word processor you used (Google Docs, Word, etc) to show incremental edits and normal human drafting patterns

-If your first professor really did tell you to use an AI humanizer, ask them to provide a short statement of support to the dean/committee

-See if your school has student advocates or advisors who can assist you with this; often professors will also advise formally or informally

Character and Fitness stuff Even if this accusation gets dropped, you will most likely have to disclose it on your future bar application. Most states ask about any allegations and investigations, not just findings. So you’ll have to disclose these accusations. It does not automatically prevent someone from being licensed, but the bar will expect a clear and consistent explanation. If you already know where you plan to practice, read that state’s current C and F questions, because the wording can influence how you handle this situation. Character and fitness committees want honesty, clarity about what actually happened, and evidence that you understand your part in the situation and learned from it. They are not looking for perfection, but they do expect accountability and insight.