AI changes so quickly that it can be difficult to keep up with the latest innovations. Furthermore, this rate of rapid change makes it challenging to find sources that balance opportunities and possibilities of using Gen AI. Be mindful:
Gen AI is helpful for...
- Tasks!
- Formulating and refining research questions.
- Quickly identifying key sources on a topic.
- Getting a summarized overview of the current academic discussion.
- Discovering new search terms or directions for exploration.
Gen AI is not useful for...
- The job itself...
- Writing complete essays, literature reviews, or assignments.
- Replacing in-depth research or critical evaluation of sources.
- Providing detailed analysis beyond article metadata and abstracts.
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