Strategies Implemented by Our Platform to Foster Accountable AI-Assisted Compositions
The rise in the use of AI tools among academics has triggered concerns over responsible AI writing and the authenticity of academic submissions. Scholars grapple with balancing quality, productivity, and the number of publications. To address this, our platform offers unique guardrails to promote responsible AI usage in academic writing.
In 2023, we introduced AI-generated features on our platform to aid writers at various stages of the writing process without compromising their control. Recognizing the debates surrounding AI's role in research and the risks of AI hallucination and plagiarism, we aimed to incorporate AI in a way that boosts productivity without dominating the writing process.
- AI Tailored for Academic Writing
General-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT offer generic outputs that may overlook academic context, making them less useful in scholarly writing. In contrast, our platform, trained on academic content, fills this gap by providing suggestions tailored to academic niche requirements, enhancing productivity, and minimizing the need for endless iterations with generic AI tools.
- Focus on Human Authorship
Our AI features assist human authors through researching, outlining, editing, and polishing. These include generating outlines and suggesting language, but the responsibility for guiding the research remains with the researcher, a key principle of our platform.
- Human-in-the-Loop to Ensure Ethical Use of AI
Our platform offers language or paraphrasing suggestions to expedite the polishing process. However, the text is processed only a few paragraphs at a time, requiring careful review of the tool's suggestions. Researchers must review all AI-generated content, add necessary citations, and ensure the production of authentic and responsible writing.
- Regular Coaching on Responsible Writing with AI
Our platform regularly provides educative materials about ethical AI use and hosts webinars discussing key aspects. The product messaging advocates responsible writing with AI reflecting its core ethos since inception.
To responsibly utilize AI in academic writing, follow these guidelines:
- Ensure you understand your chosen journal or institution's policies on AI tools and adhere to them.
- Avoid relying on AI-generated text without verification, making necessary edits to keep inaccuracies and meaning changes at bay.
- Always cite sources to avoid plagiarism.
By embracing responsible writing with AI, scholars can enhance their work without compromising academic integrity or ethics. Try our platform today and boost your writing efficiency!
- Our platform, specifically designed for academic use, offers suggestions tailored to the academic niche, thus aiding writers in enhancing productivity while staying within the academic context.
- The AI features on our platform collaborate with human authors, supporting them in their research, outlining, editing, and polishing processes, while the human researcher maintains control over the research direction.
- To ensure ethical AI usage, our platform provides language or paraphrasing suggestions, but humans must review these changes, add necessary citations, and carefully revise AI-generated content to maintain academic authenticity.
- Our platform offers regular education on responsible AI usage, providing resources and hosting webinars to promote understanding of best practices in the field.
- To practice responsible AI use in academic writing, researchers should familiarize themselves with their institution's or journal's policies regarding AI tools, verify AI-generated text for accuracy, avoid plagiarism by citing sources, and strive to use these tools without compromising academic integrity.
