Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Microsoft Co-pilot and Chat GPT are popular large language model (LLM) tools used for answering questions, brainstorming, coding, and other innovative applications. 

In this in-person Using AI for Research session, we will demonstrate how to use these tools to enhance your research methods, including brainstorming topics, searching for articles, analyzing literature trends, and developing keywords. While LLMs offer innovative ways to conduct research, they also come with challenges and limitations. Understanding these hurdles will help you determine if LLMs are the right fit for your research needs.

In this Using AI for Research workshop, we will investigate the utility of two AI research tools, Elicit and Consensus. We will provide an overview of the tools, time for hands-on interaction, and a discussion on the pros and cons of each tool. This one-hour, in-person workshop is open to all UT students, faculty, and staff, and you don't need any previous knowledge of the tools to participate. The Scholars Lab provides access to desktop computers, but attendees can use their own laptop if they prefer.

Curious about AI literature mapping tools? Come explore ResearchRabbit and Inciteful in our final Using AI for Research series session! This one-hour, in-person workshop is open to all UT students, faculty, and staff, and you don't need any previous knowledge of the tools to participate. The Scholars Lab provides access to desktop computers, but attendees can use their own laptop if they prefer.

Faculty and instructors are invited to a discussion of how copyright, academic integrity and generative AI intersect in the classroom. We’ll begin with a brief presentation about recommendations for citing and disclosing the use of generative AI, and the current status of court cases related to copyright and AI. The majority of the time will be devoted to a discussion about how these issues are coming up in your classrooms, and what approaches we can use in this fast moving and unsettled area.

This workshop will provide an introduction to using GitHub for managing code developed for research. It will also highlight cutting edge AI tools that assist with code generation and discuss legal and ethical considerations associated with their use.