Large language models of Artificial Intelligence are trained on massive amounts of text data from books, articles, and websites. They produce natural language answers to questions and prompts. Google Bard and Open AI ChaptGPT are two examples.
Potential Uses of AI LLMs in Research
If you are researching a topic for which you have little background, You may ask the program to provide a list of potential keywords to use in searching academic databases.
You may ask the program to suggest scholarly databases related to your topic.
Cautions Regarding AI LLMs in Research
Privacy - Do not provide information to the program that you would not want published. The program remembers the prompts. That is how it improves its results.
Academic Integrity - Do your own research and write your own papers. Do not ask the program to provide research or write your paper.
Accuracy - Sometimes these programs make up information and citations. Verify the results using trusted academic sources.
Copyright and licensing - Providing an article for the program to summarize may violate copyright or licensing agreements with the database providers.
Large language models of Artificial Intelligence are trained on massive amounts of text data from books, articles, and websites. They produce natural language answers to questions and prompts. Google Bard and Open AI ChaptGPT are two examples.