This guide provides information on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools responsibly to support your research. Using AI to support your research should enhance your understanding of a topic in order to research it more fully. AI should not be used as a replacement for research because of its many limitations, which include (but is not limited to) bias and hallucinations.
Please refer to your instructor's AI policy and the MCC Student Code of Conduct (Academic Integrity) if you have questions about AI use in your course.
There are two kinds of AI tools: Generative AI and Research Assistant AI. Here's how they are different:
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT can help you narrow your research topics or identify keywords.
Research Assistant AI tools like Research Rabbit and Consensus can help your more easily see connections between your research topic and similar existing research, which can lead you to sources and perspectives that you might not have encountered otherwise. A tool like Semantic Scholar highlights frequently cited authors, which can help you identify experts in the field.