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| ===== About ===== | ===== About ===== | ||
| - | * A brief guide to using large language models (LLMs) often referred to as artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT | + | * A brief guide to using large language models (LLMs) often referred to as artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini, in the context of academic research and writing. By Chih-Horng Kuo (chk@gate.sinica.edu.tw). Suggestions are welcome. |
| * Target audience: undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs (in biology) | * Target audience: undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs (in biology) | ||
| ===== Preface ===== | ===== Preface ===== | ||
| + | * Privacy, both regarding institutional rules and personal reasons, is important | ||
| * For work: Ethics first! | * For work: Ethics first! | ||
| * Respect the general rules of academic integrity | * Respect the general rules of academic integrity | ||
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| * Particularly helpful in the context of emotional support | * Particularly helpful in the context of emotional support | ||
| * In some ways, LLMs are like crystals of human knowledge | * In some ways, LLMs are like crystals of human knowledge | ||
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| - | * Perform especially well on topics with abundant, high-quality training data | + | * Perform especially well on topics with abundant, high-quality training data |
| * Highly proficient in language, particularly useful for clear and precise expression of ideas | * Highly proficient in language, particularly useful for clear and precise expression of ideas | ||
| * Great tools for self-improvement | * Great tools for self-improvement | ||
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| * Trained to be agreeable, they often conform to both your explicit instructions and implicit tone | * Trained to be agreeable, they often conform to both your explicit instructions and implicit tone | ||
| * Helpful to make your implicit thoughts become explicit and better organized | * Helpful to make your implicit thoughts become explicit and better organized | ||
| - | * Suggested practice | + | |
| - | * Start with a solid frame of reference | + | ===== Suggested practice |
| - | * Provide clear context for the task, including your goals and expectations | + | * Start with a solid frame of reference |
| - | * What exactly do you want to obtain? | + | * Provide clear context for the task, including your goals and expectations |
| - | * How do you want the LLM to act? | + | |
| - | * Are your expectations realistic? | + | |
| - | * Examples of possible uses (varying in feasibility and reliability): | + | * How do you want the LLM to act? |
| - | * Polish arguments | + | * Are your expectations realistic? |
| - | * Organize thoughts | + | * Examples of possible uses (varying in feasibility and reliability): |
| - | * Brainstorm new ideas | + | * Polish arguments |
| - | * Identify major gaps in reasoning | + | * Organize thoughts |
| - | * Provide critical review | + | * Brainstorm new ideas |
| - | * Assess the output, make decisions, and provide feedback | + | * Identify major gaps in reasoning |
| - | * Use an iterative process; may involve gradual refinement or drastic changes | + | * Provide critical review |
| - | * Fact check, fact check, and fact check!!! | + | * Assess the output, make decisions, and provide feedback |
| - | * Know when to stop; did the last iteration provide meaningful improvement? | + | * Use an iterative process; may involve gradual refinement or drastic changes |
| + | * Fact check, fact check, and fact check!!! | ||
| + | * Know when to stop; did the last iteration provide meaningful improvement? | ||
| * Exercises | * Exercises | ||
| * Use figure legends as input, ask for a manuscript outline as output; explore different ways of ordering the figures | * Use figure legends as input, ask for a manuscript outline as output; explore different ways of ordering the figures | ||
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| * Test the tool with topics that you know well first for evaluation | * Test the tool with topics that you know well first for evaluation | ||
| * Push boundaries, learn the situations that LLMs are useful (or not) | * Push boundaries, learn the situations that LLMs are useful (or not) | ||
| - | * Different tools for different uses | + | * Different tools for different uses; 2026 impressions: |
| * ChatGPT is chatty; highly conversational, | * ChatGPT is chatty; highly conversational, | ||
| + | * Claude is often more "get to the point" compares to ChatGPT | ||
| * Gemini integrates Google Search; useful for questions with clear answers and you want the web sources | * Gemini integrates Google Search; useful for questions with clear answers and you want the web sources | ||
| * Learn to judge output, know when to reject the suggestions | * Learn to judge output, know when to reject the suggestions | ||
| * Over time, thoughtful use of LLMs can improve your writing, reflection, and decision-making skills | * Over time, thoughtful use of LLMs can improve your writing, reflection, and decision-making skills | ||
| * AI/LLM tools are under intensive development, | * AI/LLM tools are under intensive development, | ||
| + | * More advanced tools, such as Claude Cowork/ | ||
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