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Gulf Scholars 2025

Using AI Ethically and Effectively for Research

AI is not new, but the way AI can be used for research has significantly changed. There are many problems with using AI to find information; not only has it been known to "hallucinate" information, but it has limited available information to work with. It is important that you understand how you can use AI ethically to support the way you research while ensuring that the product you submit is your own work. When considering the use of AI in the research process, be sure to consider the following:

  • Accuracy of AI content
  • Bias inherited from the resources available
  • Privacy concerns
  • Plagiarism and copyright infringement

Prompt Development

This is how to create an effective gen AI prompt. It should contain context, specific information and an intent or goal as well as a response format if it is needed.

AI Tools

NotebookLM

Upload documents and then interact with those documents in various ways, such as summarizing, questioning, and generating different kinds of content like study guides or audio overviews.

Perplexity

Search engine that provides direct, sourced answers to user queries, moving beyond traditional link-based search results.

ExplainPaper

Simplify the understanding of complex research papers by providing explanations for highlighted sections.

"Write a one-sentence overview of [product name]." prompt. Gemini2.0 Flash Thinking, Google, 20 Mar 2025. gemini.google.com