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- 1. Artificial Intelligence: How to practically and ethically make programs like ChatGPT a part of your research & writing toolkit
- 2. 2 What is ChatGPT (And What it Isn’t)
- 3. 33 Definitions : • Chat GPT (Generative Pre- trained Transformer) • A specific tool that answers prompts • OpenAI • The view that AI technology should be available and accessible for as many people as possible. • GenerativeAI • Umbrella term for algorithms that can generate text, audio, speech, writing, and images • Large Language Model • Specific algorithms that predict and create text based on huge amounts of data
- 4. 44 Distinctions: • Chat GPT is a particular tool among many, and not the only kind • LLMs are not sentient, thinking technologies. • Autocomplete on steroids • AI tools are not search engines. • ChatGPT can be wrong, and it is frequently. • When LLMs make things up, we call that a
- 5. Google Bard -- Produced by Google. BlenderBot -- Produced By Meta, the parent company of Facebook Bing -- Produced by Microsoft. Popular AI Tools (So Far) ChatGPT -- Produced by OpenAI.
- 6. 6 How Can You Partner With Generative AI?
- 7. 7 • Use ChatGPT to help you generate research questions • You might know that you’re interested in researching burnout in Nursing, but there are many ways of exploring that topic. Ask ChatGPT for research questions related to this topic. • Partner with ChatGPT to develop an outline of your paper. • Use ChatGPT to make sense of research • Enter text, and ChatGPT will paraphrase it. • Works as a tool to help understand technical language • ChatGPT can be an excellent tool for English Language Learners 24/7 Study Buddy
- 8. Become a Prompt Engineer ChatGPT can help you consider other questions and angles regarding a research topic. Here are just a handful you might ask: • Which industries are most impacted by my research question? • Are there important historical milestones regarding my research question? • Are there key figures involved in my research question? • Which geographical areas are most impacted by my research question?
- 9. 9 ChatGPT is a powerful tool primarily because it is very receptive to a variety of inputs. You can be very specific in your requests, and you can provide important context • Ask for a specific style—scholarly, concise, verbose, etc. • Ask to remove jargon • Ask to avoid passive voice • Use simple sentences • Ask ChatGPT to write like a scholar • Ask it to describe an issue as if it were talking to a child • Ask it to write like an economist, a sociologist, an educator, etc. Tips Making the most out of your new research assistant Chat GPT and the power of iteration
- 10. Current Concerns that Require Mindful Use
- 11. 11 11 Errors False Citations • Very simply, ChatGPT can be factually wrong • ChatGPT is not a search engine • When ChatGPT makes up facts, we call this a hallucination • It is important to approach information skeptically, and to use information literacy skills to ensure accuracy • ChatGPT sometimes generates false citations that can be very convincing. • The library has already seen students use ChatGPT to generate citations, then get frustrated when it turns out the citations are not real. • If ChatGPT gives you a citation, be sure to verify it by looking in the library catalog or Google Scholar Bomer, R., & Strahan, D. (2017). Information Literacy and Inner-City High School Students: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 8(1), 1-19.
- 12. 12 12 Bias • ChatGPT and other tools are just another tool in your toolbox, but they often are missing voices, perspectives, sources, and angles. • Large Language Models—like ChatGPT—have capped datasets, which usually end in 2021. That means very current perspectives will not be included. • They will not replace critical thinking and creative engagement with your topic—they will only complement it! • Chat GPT gets information from human-made sources. These sources are always biased. Therefore, ChatGPT is biased by the information it's trained on. • Biases can be very troubling—such as those that highlight discriminatory, racist, or bigoted attitudes. • Biases can also privilege certain kinds or sources of information. Missing or Incomplete Information
- 13. 13 Generative AI and Plagiarism
- 14. 14 Plagiarism and ChatGPT If you didn’t write it, you need to cite it • If you are in doubt, you should cite. If you have used ChatGPT or a similar tool extensively in the research or preparation of a paper, you should explicitly say how. • Librarians and the Writing Center are here to help! • Academic Success Center • Be sure to communicate with your professors about any questions or concerns. As we navigate new technologies, communication, clear expectations and accountability are key.
- 15. 15 15 If you didn't write it cite it • None of the major style guides have published guidance about how to cite AI generated content. • It is recommended that, for APA, you treat AI generated text as personal communication, since it is nonrecoverable and unique. • In-text citation: • Format: (Communicator, personal communication, Month Day, Year) • Applied: (Paraphrase from OpenAI's ChatGPT AI language model, personal communication, February 7, 2023). • Do not add personal communication to reference list