Trust, But Verify
While the fantastical possibilities of this new technology can be awe-inspiring, it is important to not become passive while using it. When using systems like ChatGPT, try to remember the saying "trust, but verify". This saying simply means that you should always do your due diligence to fact check the system and ask it to cite it's sources. This will help you avoid falling for hallucinations (which is misinformation consumed and reproduced by the system).
Furthermore, there is currently no university policy about the usage of artificial intelligence at Texas State University. Because there is no consistent language on permission to use the technology, it is important to speak with your instructor about what their expectations are if it is not already outlined in the syllabus. You can review the university's expectations when it comes to artificial intelligence in AI Use in Academic Work.
Tools, Not Generative
The resources in this section of the Copyright guide are tools that can be utilize to help prevent burn out and keep your information organized. They are not generative AI systems, meaning they will not create new information or answers based on prompts/instructions.
AI Research Tools
- LitMaps
One of the most popular tools. Start with a seed paper to discover and visualize sources and get updates on future publications. Freemium. - Open Knowledge Maps
The world's largest AI-based search engine for scientific knowledge. Get an overview of a topic with visualization: similar items are clustered together. Identify related concepts. Free & Open. - Connected Papers
Get visual overviews of a field, and discover the most relevant prior and derivative works. Freemium. - Research Rabbit
Like Spotify for papers--recommendations, visualizations, collections, alerts, and sharing. Free Forever. - Inciteful
Start with a seed paper to discover related articles. Or, start with two papers to see how they are connected in the literature. Free & Open. - Consensus
Consensus is a search engine that uses language models to surface papers and synthesize insights from academic research papers. Freemium.
- Lateral
Everything you need to read and review documents efficiently. Project table view, concept creation, and document view. Freemium. - Audemic
Access any academic research via audio. Upload PDFs, highlight, and take notes. Adjust reading speed. Dyslexic font available. Freemium. - Semantic Reader
New from Semantic Scholar! An AI-Powered Augmented Scientific Reading Application. Free. - Humata
Asking is faster than skimming. Chat your way through long documents. Summarize PDFs. Freemium.
- How to create your personal AI-powered research assistant in less than 10 minutesMake ChatGPT a reliable research assistant.
- ResearchGPTAI Research Assistant. Search 200M academic papers from Consensus, get science-based answers, and draft content with accurate citations.
- GPT-4 Research Assistant (GitHub)The GPT-4 Research Assistant is a tool designed to leverage the power of GPT-4 in assisting with academic research. It searches for academic papers on ArXiv, identifies the most promising paper based on a given search term, downloads the paper, extracts its contents, and then summarizes it. The tool also suggests a new search term for subsequent research.
- ScholarAIScholarAI is a plugin designed to provide users with access to a database of peer-reviewed articles and academic research. ScholarAI connects the LLMs that power ChatGPT with tailored access to open access articles. Users can directly query relevant peer-reviewed studies to find reliable information for their scientific research, technical projects, and funding proposals.