How IWB Uses genAI (Part 1: Tool Options)

TOOL

ADVANTAGES / BEST USES

CONS / STRUGGLES WITH

ChatGPT (OpenAI)

·  Relatively ubiquitous use, familiar interface

·  Natural-sounding language output

·  Engaging in natural language conversations

·  Answering questions

·  Providing creative writing assistance

·  Frequently produces biased responses due to training data

·  Most current version (ChatGPT 4o) takes information only from October 2023 and earlier

·  Should not be used with any protected information

·  Understanding complex contexts

·  Detecting sarcasm and humor

·  Generating long-form structured content

·  Newest models have increased hallucinations

Copilot (Microsoft)

·  HIPAA-compliant if used through specific university contract (double check yours!)

·  Streamlines communication channels if already using Microsoft products

·  Automating routine tasks

·  Providing intelligent suggestions (especially within Office/Microsoft 365 apps)

·  Analyzing data with protected healthcare information

·  Limited customization options

·  Cannot upload documents outside of Sharepoint

Gemini (Google)

·  Processing large volumes of text/code

·  Using in conjunction with other Google products

·  Faster than other models

·  Some models (i.e., Gemma 3) are open-source

·  Robust support

·  Lower benchmark performances than competitors

·  Dependence on Google Cloud infrastructure (no offline capabilities)

·  Poorer performance outside of English

·  Less intuitive to use effectively

Grok (xAI)

·  Very conversational style

·  Trend monitoring

·  Highly up-to-date

·  Real-time nature can cause misinformation

Coral AI

·  Summarizing long documents

·  Finding information quickly

·  Providing citations from uploaded files

·  Multilingual support

·  Audio transcription abilities

·  Limited customization of summaries

·  Restrictions on document uploads in the free tier

·  Challenges with data quality and consistency

Claude (Anthropic)

·  Particularly good for coding

·  Focus on safety and reliability

·  Designed for long-form content and complex tasks

·  Daily message limits and usage restrictions

·  Limited contextual nuance / poor performance in niche domains

·  Sensitivity towards safety may be limiting to outputs in some situations

Nouswise

·  Enhancing research efficiency by providing accurate, fact-checked answers/managing large amounts of data

·  Limited file size uploads in free plan

·  Occasional issues with data reliability

STORM (Stanford)

·  Generating comprehensive, Wikipedia-style articles

·  Potential to generate inaccurate content

Research Rabbit

·  Discovering and organizing academic papers

·  Visualizing author networks

·  Providing tailored research recommendations

·  Collaboration features – mimics the way researchers naturally work

·  Integrates with Zotero

·  Limited depth in some domains

·  Potential for missing key papers

·  Reliance on quality of available data

·  Focus on journal articles and de-emphasizes books and grey literature

·  Does not always catch if researchers changed names (particular downside for increasing visibility of female authors)

Connected Papers

·  Creates visual maps of how papers are related

·  Finds foundational and recent studies

·  Simple interface

·  Some features are for paid plans only

·  May be difficult to interpret large maps

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Consensus AI

·  May be particularly effective for drafting literature reviews Cites credible sources from peer-reviewed sources

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·  May not cover all fields

·  May require time to learn to use effectively

·  Limited free features

·  Answers may not be reproducible

Goblin.Tools

·  Simplifying complex tasks

·  Providing step-by-step guidance

·  Supporting managing daily activities

·  Intuitive interface

·  Collaboration tools

·  Highly customizable

·  Integration with calendar view

·  Accuracy of AI-generated steps is variable

·  Solutions might not always be the most efficient (user judgment is important)

·  May lead to excessive notifications, which could be distracting

·  Limited offline access

AI Tutor Pro

·  Tailors instructions to user needs

·  Gamification elements keep learners engaged

·  Some features are for paid plans only

·  Limited chances for collaborative learning

Notebook LM

·  Condenses lengthy notes into key points

·  Organizes notes meaningfully

·  Integrates with other google services

·  Only uses uploaded sources, which may limit scope