Elicit: AI literature review research assistant

AbstractCan Artificial Intelligence (AI) be used for good in the academic and creative worlds? This is a question that is being asked by educators who are concerned about student learning and academic integrity AI use in higher education. Numerous articles decry the potential of college students using AI to cheat on exam questions, discussion board posts, and research papers. Yet, through the use of language learning models (LLM), AI may be used as a tool to increase efficiency, perform repetitive tasks, and aid with research and analysis. It is through the lens of AI as a tool, not as a concern or replacement of human involvement, that the authors examined Elicit.org, a literature review search tool that uses LLM to aid the research process.Keywords: Artificial intelligenceliterature reviewsearch engine Additional informationNotes on contributorsSharon WhitfieldDr. Sharon Whitfield is the Electronic Resources and User Access Librarian at Rider University, which is located in Lawrenceville, NJ. Sharon Whitfield's primary research interest is gender and library technology.Melissa A. HofmannMelissa A. Hofmann is Professor-Librarian at Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, where she manages bibliographic data, teaches information literacy, and is liaison to several areas, including English and Gender & Sexuality Studies. Her research interests include issues of access and user understanding in libraries, especially in regards to subject analysis, metadata, and discovery, as well as narratives of gender and sexuality in literature, media, and fandom.