ChatGPT and other AI tools: Researching AI Tools Like ChatGPT
Learn about using and researching AI tools like ChatGPT.
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Tips for doing research ABOUT ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence and tools like ChatGPT are a fascinating research topic. Here are a few tips as you work on finding sources and learning more about these tools.
Example keywords or search terms:
- chatGPT
- artificial intelligence or ai
- large language models
- generative ai
- machine learning
- chatbots
- Language models
- ethics or bias
- Prompt engineering
- misinformation
- racism
- Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF)
- content moderation
- ghost workers
- algorithm
- artificial general intelligence
- deepfakes
- AI generated images
- AI watermarking
- AI generated music
- ai generated art
One way to narrow this topic could be to consider how it impacts certain parts of life. For example:
- Law and legal
- Healthcare and medicine
- Business or employment
- Education and learning
- Science
- Publishing and writing
- Communication studies
- Art
- Music
- and more
Suggested databases to search for sources:
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ACM (Association For Computing Machinery) Digital LibraryFull text of most Association for Computing Machinery journals and proceedings since 1950. It also includes publications of affiliated organizations.
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EBSCOhost Academic Search PremierA great place to start your research on any topic, search multidisciplinary, scholarly research articles. This database provides access to scholarly and peer reviewed journals, popular magazines and other resources. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
News about these tools
Here are a few places to learn more about this technology and its impacts on college students and universities.
- MN Daily - Podcast - Episode 123: Artificial Intelligence in Education
The Minnesota Daily sat down with CSE professors to explore the rising trend of ChatGPT and its implications in the field of education. - A Generative AI Primer, May 11, 2023 from Jisc (UK)
- Ortez, Sabrina. What is ChatGPT and why does it matter? Here's what you need to know. ZDNet
- Discussing ChatGPT and Writing with Students (UMN Writing Across the Curriculum)
- Fiesler, Casey. TikTok videos exploring ChatGPT and AI in higher education, such as this introductory video.
- Inara, Scott. April 18, 2023. "Yes, we are in a (ChatGPT) crisis" Inside Higher Ed.
- Metzler, Katie. December 7, 2022. “How ChatGPT Could Transform Higher Education.” Social Science Space.
- Warner, John. December 5, 2022. “Freaking Out About ChatGPT—Part I.” Inside Higher Ed.
- Watkins, Marc. December 14, 2022. “AI Will Augment, Not Replace.” Inside Higher Ed.
- Wellborn, Aaron. March 9, 2023. "ChatGPT and Fake Citations."
- Bowman, Emma. December 19, 2022. “A new AI chatbot might do your homework for you. But it's still not an A+ student.” National Public Radio.
- What students are saying about ChatGPT. New York Times, Feb. 2, 2023
- Collection of articles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) from EDUCAUSE
- Shannon Bond, June 13, 2023. "AI-generated images are everywhere. Here's how to spot them" from National Public Radio.
- Choi, Jonathan H. and Hickman, Kristin E. and Monahan, Amy and Schwarcz, Daniel B., ChatGPT Goes to Law School (January 23, 2023). Journal of Legal Education.
- What is Social Justice and How Can AI Help Achieve It? from USC Center for AI in Society, 2019.
- Sample, Ian. Programs to detect AI discriminate against non-native English speakers, shows study from the Guardian, 2023.
Watermarks
- Kyle Wiggers, December 10, 2022. "OpenAI’s attempts to watermark AI text hit limits" from TechCrunch
- Tammy Xu, April 21,2023, "With AI Watermarking, Creators Strike Back" from IEEE Spectrum