{"id":20402,"date":"2024-01-29T16:22:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/?page_id=20402"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:25:34","slug":"using-ai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/ai\/understanding-ai\/using-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Using AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20402\" class=\"elementor elementor-20402\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9cad01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9cad01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8b940f\" data-id=\"d8b940f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9faf5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"9faf5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6ab010ff7a18c\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Using AI<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef97d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eef97d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ffd42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68ffd42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3a029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb3a029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Started with AI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d1aa5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62d1aa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23277ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23277ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d13f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d13f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br \/>To maximise the potential of generative AI, it is important to select suitable tools and learn how to use them effectively and responsibly, as well as understanding their limitations. Using the right tool will enable learners to harness the capabilities of AI.<\/p><p>This section provides information on the AI tools and services available to staff and students at Queen\u2019s. It also includes a selection of publicly available AI tools, including free and paid options, to help you explore the wider AI landscape and get started responsibly.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfa3fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bfa3fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1bf20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe1bf20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"473\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 1024 621&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39389 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/1R-Ai-task-4.11-Converted-1024x621.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/1R-Ai-task-4.11-Converted-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/1R-Ai-task-4.11-Converted-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/1R-Ai-task-4.11-Converted-1536x931.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/1R-Ai-task-4.11-Converted-2048x1241.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" data-aspect=\"1.6489533011272\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f887f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f887f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef964da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef964da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2cdd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f2cdd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196ae5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"196ae5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0381689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0381689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUB Supported AI Tools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb837d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0eb837d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copilot.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 1584 300&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39434 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/copilot_logo-freelogovectors.net_.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/copilot_logo-freelogovectors.net_.png 1584w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/copilot_logo-freelogovectors.net_-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/copilot_logo-freelogovectors.net_-1024x194.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/copilot_logo-freelogovectors.net_-1536x291.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" data-aspect=\"5.28\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All Queen\u2019s University staff and students have access to <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/copilot.microsoft.com\/\">Microsoft Copilot Chat<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, providing a secure AI tool to support learning, study, and academic tasks. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">To use Copilot, please log in using your <\/span><b>@qub.ac.uk<\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> email address. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Logging in this way provides <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/privacy\/data-protection-when-using-microsoft-365-copilot-chat-for-work-or-school\">Enterprise Data Protection<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and means that your conversations are not used to train public models. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Copilot Chat is supported officially on Microsoft Edge and Chrome (using the latest Stable Channel update).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded3229 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ded3229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gemini.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 759 350&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39393 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Google Gemini Logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/gemini-artificial-intelligence-colorful-logo-deep-learning-isolated-illustration-free-vector.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/gemini-artificial-intelligence-colorful-logo-deep-learning-isolated-illustration-free-vector.jpg 759w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/gemini-artificial-intelligence-colorful-logo-deep-learning-isolated-illustration-free-vector-300x138.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" data-aspect=\"2.1685714285714\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><br><p>Queen's staff and students also have access to a<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gemini.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/gemini.google.com\/\" aria-label=\"Google Gemini Edu - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\"> Google Gemini Edu<\/a> <\/strong>by logging in with your QUB email and password, providing you with a secure version of Gemini. You can also use your QUB credentials to access <a href=\"https:\/\/notebooklm.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/notebooklm.google.com\/\" aria-label=\"Gemini Notebook - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=\"\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\"><strong>Gemini Notebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57e6e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a57e6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>It is incumbent on us that we safeguard against risks, such as biases, privacy concerns, and the potential over-reliance on AI-driven responses. These tools have been known to produce inaccurate content (sometimes called \u201challucinations\u201d), please verify any information generated by an AI tool, and make sure to reference the tool as you would any other source.<\/strong><\/p><p>If you have any concerns about privacy related to AI at Queen&#8217;s, or if you have questions about the type of data that can be shared with Copilot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/directorates\/InformationServices\/Services\/ITServiceDesk\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/directorates\/InformationServices\/Services\/ITServiceDesk\/\" aria-label=\"please contact our IT Help Desk.\" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=\"\"><strong>please contact our IT Help Desk.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33c1c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e33c1c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a1132 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56a1132\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa75172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa75172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publicly available AI Tools and Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9a22f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce9a22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While Queen\u2019s provides access to approved AI tools that are designed to support your learning safely and securely, there are also many publicly available AI tools that you may wish to explore. Whatever tool you choose, it is important to understand its capabilities, limitations and any implications for privacy, security and academic integrity.<\/p><p>To help you explore the AI landscape, we have included a small selection of publicly available AI tools. These tools have both free and paid plans.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c3f64 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_accordion\" data-id=\"97c3f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-title-bordered accordion-md accordion-side-spacing accordion-title-bg-transparent accordion-title-circle accordion-expander-left accordion-active-has-fill\" id=\"accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1591\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" href=\"#collapse-1591\" data-target=\"#collapse-1591\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1591\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1591\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Chatbots<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1591\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1591\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"14\" data-end=\"233\">AI chatbots can answer questions, explain concepts, generate ideas and support a wide range of everyday and academic tasks. Their responses may be inaccurate, so always think critically and verify important information.<\/p><ul><li data-section-id=\"yi28no\" data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"346\"><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"200\">ChatGPT<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 A general-purpose AI assistant by<a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Open AI<\/a> that can explain concepts, brainstorm ideas, analyse files, provide feedback and help with planning or revision.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"q5heio\" data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"517\"><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"377\">Claude<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 A conversational assistant by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthropic<\/a> particularly useful for explaining complex material, analysing long documents and providing detailed feedback.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"19ts1j8\" data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"422\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perplexity.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"251\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong>Perplexity<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 An AI-powered search assistant that finds current information online and produces concise answers with citations, helping you verify sources and explore topics further.<\/li><li><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.mistral.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"45\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Mistral Le Chat<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 A general-purpose AI assistant that can answer questions, search the web, analyse documents and images, generate content, and support research or coding tasks.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1plm2fs\" data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"674\"><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.deepseek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"558\">DeepSeek<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 A general-purpose chatbot with tools for reasoning, coding, content creation and working with uploaded documents.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1592\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" href=\"#collapse-1592\" data-target=\"#collapse-1592\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1592\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1592\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Writing Tools<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1592\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1592\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:eb6a2d8f-985b-485b-a119-d188a6d7251d-6\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:eb6a2d8f-985b-485b-a119-d188a6d7251d-6\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:eb6a2d8f-985b-485b-a119-d188a6d7251d-6\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-14\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden @[53.5rem]\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1e8a84c0-e5cc-5c67-a48b-fd664ccf63bf\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5.6-sol-wm\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"474\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">AI writing tools can help improve spelling, grammar, clarity and tone. Before using them for assessed work, check your assignment brief and guidance from your lecturer to confirm what level of AI assistance is permitted.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><ul><li data-section-id=\"1c9ny6p\" data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1139\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1017\"><strong>Grammarly<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Checks spelling, grammar, clarity and tone, while offering AI-assisted suggestions for improving written communication.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1yy212b\" data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1261\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1175\"><strong>QuillBot<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Provides paraphrasing, summarising, grammar-checking and citation-formatting tools.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1f2z1yh\" data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1403\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deepl.com\/write\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1306\"><strong>DeepL Write<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Suggests improvements to wording, grammar, style and tone, with support for several languages.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"i3ecrs\" data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1543\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordtune.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1443\"><strong>Wordtune<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Helps users rewrite, clarify, shorten or expand sentences while retaining their intended meaning.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"twdkmk\" data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1695\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/languagetool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1587\"><strong>LanguageTool<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A multilingual spelling, grammar and style checker that works across many websites and writing platforms.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1593\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" href=\"#collapse-1593\" data-target=\"#collapse-1593\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1593\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1593\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Research<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1593\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1593\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:eb6a2d8f-985b-485b-a119-d188a6d7251d-5\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:eb6a2d8f-985b-485b-a119-d188a6d7251d-5\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:eb6a2d8f-985b-485b-a119-d188a6d7251d-5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden @[53.5rem]\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] min-h-8 relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c001a864-c030-574e-9196-4692a18b87b4\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5.6-sol-wm\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"242\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">AI research tools can be a valuable addition to your research process. However, many can access only open-access publications, so they may not include the latest or most relevant research available through your university\u2019s library databases. Please consult the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.qub.ac.uk\/AILibrary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI and the Library Guide<\/a><\/strong> for more on using AI for research.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><ul><li data-section-id=\"ifl96f\" data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1890\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perplexity.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1759\"><strong>Perplexity<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Searches the web and produces concise answers with linked sources, making it useful for beginning an investigation into a topic.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"9irdyh\" data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"2079\"><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/notebooklm.google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1933\">Gemini Notebook<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Previously known as NotebookLM, Gemini Notebook analyses sources you provide and can generate summaries, explanations, study guides, questions and audio overviews grounded in those materials.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1w6z3s3\" data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2213\"><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/elicit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2111\">Elicit<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Helps users find academic papers, summarise studies and extract information into structured tables.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"9s9eaf\" data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2361\"><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/consensus.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2251\">Consensus<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Searches peer-reviewed research and uses AI to summarise what the available evidence says about a question.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1va72z0\" data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2512\"><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scite.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2364\" data-end=\"2390\">Scite<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Helps evaluate scholarly literature by showing whether later publications support, challenge or simply mention a study.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1594\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" href=\"#collapse-1594\" data-target=\"#collapse-1594\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1594\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1594\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Design and Media Creation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1594\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1594\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"fontSizeLarge\">Not just for text generation, the power of generative AI can be harnessed for a wide variety of design and media purposes. It has the capabilities to generate and enhance images, develop presentations from scratch, produce videos, create design elements, and even build websites. Here are a selection of available tools to try.<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-section-id=\"1r5qhuc\" data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"203\"><strong><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/ai-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"71\">Canva<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Combines templates with AI tools for creating and editing presentations, posters, infographics, videos and social media graphics.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1p0krdr\" data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"347\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/firefly.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"266\"><strong>Adobe Firefly<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Generates and edits images, graphics, audio and video using text instructions.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"lmn7bj\" data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"489\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gamma.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"377\"><strong>Gamma<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Uses AI to create visually engaging presentations, documents and webpages from a prompt, notes or an outline.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"6enz4y\" data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"637\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/runwayml.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"523\"><strong>Runway<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 A video-focused platform for generating, editing and transforming video using text, images or existing footage.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"dhca2f\" data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"800\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"676\"><strong>ElevenLabs<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Creates natural-sounding AI speech, voiceovers, sound effects and other audio for videos, podcasts and creative projects.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-1595\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" href=\"#collapse-1595\" data-target=\"#collapse-1595\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1595\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1595\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">AI Tools Directories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1595\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6ab010ff8173b\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1595\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"fontSizeLarge\">With new AI tools being created daily, utilising directories can be helpful in finding specific tools for your needs, as well as gaining insight into their functionality and pricing. 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