How to Ethically Leverage AI Research Assistants

📅 Wednesday, December 4^th from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Eastern (New York Time)

📍 Location: Online via Zoom.

Webinar Description

A 60-minute interactive webinar for doctoral students, faculty, and research supervisors.

As AI research assistants become increasingly prevalent in academic work, doctoral students and their supervisors face new challenges in maintaining scholarly rigor. This webinar examines how tools like Scite, Consensus, and Litmaps can both help and hinder doctoral research, using real-world examples to illustrate common pitfalls and best practices.

Participants will learn how to effectively integrate AI research assistants into their workflow while avoiding citation errors, maintaining nuance, and preserving the integrity of their scholarly work. The session also includes strategies for identifying when AI tools are most useful and when deep, human analysis is essential.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. • Assess the capabilities and limitations of common AI research assistants
   • Identify appropriate use cases in academic research
   • Recognize signs of AI-generated oversimplification
   • Analyze citation chains to avoid propagating misinterpretations
   • Distinguish between primary research findings and secondary discussion citations
   • Create an effective workflow that combines AI assistance with traditional research methods
   • Establish key checkpoints for verifying AI-generated content

Who Should Attend?

• Doctoral students at any stage of their program
• Faculty members who supervise doctoral research
• Research consultants and academic writing coaches
• Anyone interested in maintaining scholarly rigor while using AI tools

Format

• 50 minutes of presentation and demonstrations
• 10 minutes for Q&A

✅ Click here to register.