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AI (Generative Artificial Intelligence)

This guide helps students understand generative AI and how to use it responsibly to support academic research.

Using AI for Research


 

Computer with magnifying glass that has "AI" in the middle of the glassAI tools can be great brainstorming buddies when you're diving into a research project. Visit the tabs in this section to learn more about ways they can help you:

• Come up with keywords for library searches and suggest ways to structure your search

• Generate research questions from different angles

• Provide you with quick topic summaries 

That said, think of AI as a helpful starting point for research – not a source you should cite. The information it gives you is only as good as the data it was trained on, and sometimes it just makes things up ("hallucinates”).

You can use AI to spark ideas and guide your process, but when it comes to backing up your arguments, rely on credible sources you can verify.

Tips for Crafting Effective AI Prompts

1. Define the goal. I am writing a persuasive essay on the cons of using Ozempic for weight loss. I need help identifying keywords to use in my library searches.
2. Specify the output. Please list the main keywords and synonyms related to Ozempic and the cons of using it for weight loss. Also suggest searches I can use in databases.
3. Add constraints. Use these cons from my attached notes. You can suggest more cons, but please draw material from solid academic sources only and provide links.
4. Provide context. I am writing this paper for my English Composition class, and I need to articulate valid reasons not to use Ozempic in a 1,500-word essay.