AI tools for Research

Unfortunately, popular generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are not reliable search engines. They work by making predictions based on data they have been trained on, rather than retrieving live information.

Do not use them for finding information, because you will have to fact-check everything, which is a lot of work.

However, there are reliable AI tools that can help with certain types of research projects, including literature and systematic reviews.

AI tools for research can help you to discover new sources for your research assignment or literature review! These tools synthesize information from large databases of scholarly output to find the most relevant articles, thereby saving researchers' time. As with our research databases or any other search tool, however, it's important to:

1) always evaluate results/output;

2) not rely on any one tool for all of your research,

as you will risk missing important information on your topic of interest. 

Researchers have found AI research tools useful for: Hypothesis/research question development Literature reviews Data analysis Experiment design Communication of findings Collaboration & networking