Artificial intelligence [AI] is rapidly becoming an unavoidable part of academic study. It may soon form part of your assessments here. There are different kinds of AI tools and services.
Generative AI, is the generic term for a number of tools that have been trained, using a huge amount of already-existing data, to ‘create’ new, original content. The most widely-known applications of Generative AI use text prompts from user to generate this content. These include:
There are also other, more specialised AI tools, such as Consensus, Elicit, or Research Rabbit, which are designed to support you in finding and analysing literature.
It should be noted that Generative AI and the use of AI productivity tools are evolving rapidly. The guidance on these support pages will evolve accordingly.
We have created a suite of video tutorials to help you make sense of AI and how it relates to your use of our resources, along with some risks and ethical issues. There are 7 videos in total. Click on the image below to get started with our video "What do we mean by AI?"
Last reviewed: 22 August 2025
