To assist the use of GenAI tools during your journey here in HSUHK, the Centre for Teaching and Learning and Library have established guidelines regarding the applications:
QuillBot
A recognized AI-powered writing tool enables you to paraphrase and summarize content in a fast and convenient way. It can also help to detect content from AI writing tools like ChatGPT. There are extensions available for a number of platforms, such as Microsoft Word, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and macOS, that enable quick grammar checking and sentence rewriting.
A free account allows basic features with a set quota.
Scholarcy
An AI-powered article summarizer that does more than just summarizing your paper in any format, but also to analyze the text into meaningful insights.
Free account allows generation of 3 summaries per day. View below short clip for more:
Most of the AI tools suggested here are multi-functional and can be used for various purposes across learning and research. You are encouraged to explore and experiment with these tools to determine which one best suits your specific needs.
Remember that the effectiveness of an AI tool often depends on how well it aligns with your individual goals and preferences in academic contexts. Use the tools as aids to grease the wheels for your academic pursuit, but not as replacements for original works or excuses for academic misconduct.
Always be critical and evaluate the tool before its actual application in your assignment or research. Visit the AI Literacy tab for more details.
HSUHK ChatGPT
Developed by HSUHK, the institution’s ChatGPT provides higher security and privacy as compared to other publicly accessible tools. Availability is made for all HSUHK staff and students, with 600 queries per month.
On top of GPT3.5 model, the GPT-4o and GPT-4o-mini models are now offered. You may switch to a different version of the GPT model based on your needs and interests.
Perplexity
Launched in 2022, Perplexity is an AI chatbot-powered search engine that responds to natural language. This tool provides answers with references from trustworthy sources and real-time information. PDF file can also be attached as source for generating output, such as asking Perplexity to summarize the contents for you. Perplexity also supports interpretation of prompts and generation of outputs in Chinese.
The default focus (i.e. search scope) of the tool is All and five alternative focuses are available to specify your outputs:
Free account enables you to have unlimited quota of quick searches with standard Perplexity AI Model. Below is a short clip from Perplexity displaying its interface and key features. You can also make reference to this detailed LibGuide by Miami University Libraries on utilizing Perplexity in research.
Poe
Poe is a comprehensive and dynamic platform that supports multiple AI models, from ChatGPT3.5 to GPT-4o and other AI models created by the community. You can select different AI models to conduct your search based on their specified features and strengths for a more customized result. For instance, GPT-4o by OpenAI is available to be used via Poe, while the tool itself is not accessible in Hong Kong. Other than text generation, you can also find models that process and generate other formats of output, such as image and video. Besides, prompt analysis can be based on different format as inputted, including in .doc, .txt and .pdf.
Access is free and without a designated quota. Still, further subscription would enable access to more selection of AI models. Below is a short video introducing some basic elements of the tool:
文心一言 (ERNIE Bot)
Known as the Chinese version of ChatGPT, ERNIE Bot is developed by Baidu and released in 2023. It aims to enhance knowledge exchange and searches with natural language. Its key feature is the emphasis on Chinese language processing.
Access is free, but a registered Baidu account is required. Below is a short clip by Baidu on what the tool is:
Scite is an innovative AI-powered platform that revolutionizes how researchers, students, and academics engage with scientific literature. The platform analyzes over 1.2 billion citation statements and 187 million full-text articles through indexing agreements with reputable publishers and open access content, providing users with a comprehensive tool to evaluate research credibility and impact. While focused on scholarly articles, books, preprints, and datasets are included for exploration.
Scite is now available via the library’s subscription. Visit our LibGuide on Scite, and explore how it enhances your literature review process by leveraging your learning and research experiences!
*Users of Scite must adhere to ethical guidelines, including proper utilization of the platform (i.e., no reverse-engineering is permitted), respect for intellectual property rights, and maintenance of correct citation practices, to ensure the integrity of scientific research and the platform's continued utility. Observe their Terms of Services for more details.
Elicit
Designed to support academic research, Elicit can help you with literature and systematic reviews via searches across 125 million academic papers from Semantic Scholar, an open access platform with AI-powered research and discovery tool. Citations of paper analyzed will be included, with filters available for further refinement.
Basic plan is available free with a designated number of credits and cannot be further top-up or generated results cannot be exported. Other subscription plans are available with more advanced features. You can visit Elicit FAQ for more details, or watch the tutorial series by Elicit via YouTube on how it works:
SciSpace
Being an all-in-one platform, SciSpace is designed to assist academics to conduct literature review and other research process in a convenient and quality way. Natural language search is available with summarization of contents and interaction with the bot for further refinement of prompt, explanation of unknown terms and exploration on relevant topics.
Free plan is available for a limited allowance of copilot response, searches and outputs. Check out below video on how it works:
Extension is offered via Chrome for interaction between SciSpace Copilot and the target article/ source for analysis and further discovery.
Once you have had the extension installed to your Chrome browser and have it pinned, the SciSpace icon will, in default mode, be located on the right of your browser (as squared below).
After you entered a webpage and have the icon clicked, the side panel will be shown. You can then interact with the SciSpace Copilot regarding the content on the designated webpage. For instance, asking SciSpace Copilot to summarize or explain content on the webpage.
Connected papers
Once literature mapping is activated, Connected Papers will help you to identify relevant papers based on the inputted title of a paper. This tool helps you to pinpoint related resources regarding your topic of interest in a fast and convenient way, with the aid of visualization.
Free accounts are available for 5 mapping graphs per month. Click and check out how it works, or view below video for a brief demo:
Research Rabbit
Similar to Connected Papers, Research Rabbit offers discovery and visualization of academic papers in relevance to your topic of interest. Further modification can be made on top of any generated results to ensure the output suits your needs.
This tool is free, and no further upgrade of plan is available now. Watch below short clip for an overview:
Strive to streamline research processes and support citation management, Afforai is the essential platform where you can handle and create citation for uploaded resources while obtaining literature insights from its AI Research Assistant, sourcing from Google Search, Semantic Scholar, and your uploaded resources.
Afforai also offers a Cite Extension, which can be installed in your Microsoft Word applications and insert citations and bibliographies from your library into your writing right away. Click to know more on how it works.
The free version of Afforai provides 20 AI queries per day and 500MB of storage for uploading files for citation management. An upgrade to the plan can be made with more advanced features. You can check out the Afforai User Guide for more details, or watch the below short clip for an overview. A series of tutorials on how each function works is also available on the company's YouTube channel.
Designs.ai
Designs.ai is comprehensive AI-generation tool, focusing on the creation of visuals with the technology. Other than normal text generation, this tool also create images, logos, videos, designs, and even speeches.
Trial is available for free, with basic or more advanced plan available for purchase. Take a look on how it works:
Gamma
On top of being a presentation and design tool with user-friendly interface, Gamma offers the feature of AI-generated presentation. By inputting the prompt, Gamma can help you to generate slides for further editing - either do it manually or continue to ask Gamma for modification.
The tool is credit-based where you will be given a certain number of credits for generation of slides/ editing. You may increase your credit by purchasing additional credit or invite others to join. Have a look on how it works:
Magic Studio
As a recognized online graphic design tool, Canva has introduced its new AI tool for its users in generating images, graphics and videos through natural language input. For instance, the feature of Magic Media enables the creation of images via text (i.e. prompt).
The tool is free, with an upgrade charge available to unpack premium features and additional selection of choice. Check out the guide for more detailed instructions, or view the video below for an overview:
From its name, you will know that InVideo offers instant generation of video via prompt. Post-editing is available for further refinement. This tool also helps to generate AI voiceover from text, and a choice of authentic voice available for selection. Application can be made as narrative for your video.
Free account is available with allowance of 10-minute AI generated video per week, and 10 GB storage. Take a look on how it works:
Media.io
As a recognized online video editing tool, Media.io offers various AI tool for video, audio and image editing. On top of these, music can also be generated via AI.
Media.io offers an AI Music Generator for music tracks or songs, on top of video editing features. Simply follow the instructions on selection of genre, theme etc., you will be able to have your own music created.
Free account allows basic features of the tool, with other option to upgrade your account based on your needs. Check out how music are generated with Media.io:
Formerly known as Google Data Studio, the Looker Studio is an AI-powered data analytics and visualization tool that offers dynamic features for performing the task. This includes data integration of over 1000 data sets from over 1000 connecters, from Google Analytics, Google Sheets and other third-party platforms, and advanced visualization using AI with natural language processing.
While free access is available for users, a paid plan is available for advanced features with less limitations. Click to know more, or watch below short clip for an overview:
Supported by Microsoft, PowerBI is an AI-powered function the enable users to interact with the software via natural language for data visualization which helps to understand the collected and discover insights within.
While a free plan is available, features are limited. Subscription for an upgraded account would activate more features for a more dynamic analysis. Check out the video below on how Power BI function with integration of Copilot:
Focusing on qualitative and sentiment analysis, MonkeyLearn offers the application of natural language processing in analyzing and classifying text data and having the result visualized.
While registration is free, subscription may required to unlock different features. Check out this official guide on how it works, or the short clip below for an overview: