Use Generative AI

Before using Generative AI for an assignment check with your instructor. Some instructors may not permit AI use for any part of an assignment, while some may ask that you get permission prior to use and that you acknowledge this use.

• Finding scholarly articles
• Synthesizing and summarizing information from scholarly articles
• Asking comprehension questions about a specific scholarly article

Start by searching library databases and Google Scholar for more comprehensive coverage.

Examples of semantic search-enabled AI tools for research:

• Elicit - Uses the Semantic Scholar database 
• Assistant by Scite - Uses many sources, including open-source collections
• Consensus - Uses the Semantic Scholar database

• Brainstorming ideas or narrowing your topic for a research paper
• Identifying keywords and synonyms for searching in the library databases
• Summarizing and outlining information in preparation for writing tasks***
• Wordsmithing tasks, grammar checks, etc.***

***Check with your instructor before using AI for written assignments***

Examples of AI tools:

• ChatGPT
• Perplexity AI
• Microsoft Copilot

• Finding and synthesizing information from webpages that answer your question
• Getting a summary of information from a specific website

Examples of grounded AI tools that can include web search results:

• Perplexity AI
• Microsoft Copilot
• Google Gemini

• creating videos, images, and multimedia content
• analyzing a variety of music to generate original compositions
• translating text into accurate images

Examples of AI tools:

• Runway Gen-1 - synthesize new videos
• Soundful - music generator
• DALL·E - image creator

Using Generative AI by University of Alberta Library is licensed under a CC-BY-NC 4.0 licence. 
Artificial Intelligence - Student Guide by MacEwan University Library is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA licence.