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See interim liaison contact information.Check with your instructor for each course to find out the policy on using ChatGPT and similar tools.
Due to these limitations, it's important to cross-check facts and citations from ChatGPT.
Simply, it's what you type into the chat box.
Evaluating all information for credibility is highly recommended, regardless where you find it. This is true for generative AI responses, especially given the information presented above.
Here are two strategies for evaluating information provided by generative AI tools:
Don't take what an AI program like ChatGPT tells you at face value. Look to see if other reliable sources contain the same information and can confirm what ChatGPT says. Fact-check and supplement your research from AI tools by searching the internet (such as use Wikipedia, Google, or DuckDuckGo) to see if basic information (e.g., names of people, dates, etc.) exists and is accurate.
If the information you are looking is more complicated, like target audience, company, or industry information, try using the Libraries' resources in the section below.
If a generative AI tool provides a reference, confirm that the source exists. If the source is real, check that it contains what ChatGPT says it does. Read the source or its abstract. Below are tools you can use. You can also get in touch with a librarian for help.
Generative AI tools can be useful for getting started with research (e.g., brainstorming). When you are ready to delve deeper into your topic, the Libraries subscribe to numerous databases to support your research, including government, market, consumer, and industry reports and data. Review the guides below for recommended databases and research tips for APRD and JRNL courses.
Just like you cite other sources, you must cite and acknowledge content created by AI. This guide from the University of Southern California has more information.
Learn more about AI and AI in research with these guides:
The guide uses information previously published on other library guides:
This guide/work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Sample attribution: APRD and JRNL Student Guide to Using ChatGPT and AI LibGuide by Stacy Gilbert for University of Colorado Boulder, is licensed CC-BY-NC 4.0, except where otherwise noted.