What You'll Learn
Evaluate which AI claims to trust — and which to verify
Use Elicit, Consensus, and Semantic Scholar safely
Write AI-assisted literature review sections with attribution
Build a verification protocol for AI-generated content
Craft prompts that produce citable, structured summaries
Detect hallucinated references before submission
Disclose AI use correctly for different journals/institutions
Set up a repeatable workflow across multiple projects
Workshop Schedule
15:00The Problem with AI in Research
What goes wrong when researchers use AI without a framework — real examples.
15:20The AI Research Toolkit
Live walkthrough of Elicit, Consensus, Perplexity Academic, Semantic Scholar, and Connected Papers.
16:00Literature Review Workflow
From research question to annotated bibliography using AI — with every step documented.
16:45AI-Assisted Writing
Using AI for drafts, restructuring, and editing — while keeping your scholarly voice.
17:15Integrity Guardrails
Attribution, disclosure, verification — the non-negotiables. What your institution actually requires.
17:45Q&A
Live questions on your specific discipline and use case.
Why This Workshop Exists
Every week I see researchers either dismissing AI tools entirely (missing real time savings) or using them uncritically (creating integrity risks). The middle path — rigorous, documented, disclosed AI use — is what this workshop teaches.
The framework in this workshop is discipline-agnostic and designed to work within the guidelines of most major journals and institutions as of 2026.
Who Should Attend
Researchers New to AI Tools
Who want to understand what these tools can reliably do — and what they absolutely cannot.
PhD Students Pre-Writing Phase
About to start or in the middle of writing who want AI assistance without integrity risk.
Supervisors and Educators
Who need to advise students on AI use and want a framework to teach.
Researchers Who've Had Bad AI Experiences
Who got burned by hallucinations or bad output and want to understand what went wrong.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this about using ChatGPT for research?
ChatGPT features, but the focus is on purpose-built research tools like Elicit, Consensus, and Semantic Scholar that are designed with accuracy as a priority. We cover the full landscape.
What discipline is this for?
The frameworks apply across all academic disciplines. The examples used span social sciences, STEM, and humanities. If you do literature reviews, this is for you.
Will this cover AI detection tools?
Yes — briefly. We cover how AI detectors work, why they're unreliable, and why building good habits matters more than worrying about detection.
I'm already using AI in my research. Will I learn anything new?
Probably. Most researchers are using 1–2 tools in an ad-hoc way. This workshop gives you a structured, repeatable workflow and introduces tools most people haven't tried.