# AI Search Tools ### Introduction AI search tools can assist you in your research, but remember that the results may be biased or contain incorrect information. Use your [lateral reading skills](https://library.vsa.edu.hk/vsalibrary/research/research/evaluating-sources/sift) to verify that that information is correct, and click through to the original sources rather than citing what the AI tool produces. Note that: * current AI models are prone to hallucinations * sources may be hallucinations * sources may be correct but quotes may be hallucinated Tools like Perplexity will provide sources that you can cite instead of the AI. Note that these are not always reliable sources, so you will also need to use your information literacy skills and lateral reading to evaluate these. In the example below, you could click on the HKPL (Hong Kong Public Library) link for more reliable information. ![](https://libapps-au.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/accounts/212159/images/Screenshot_2023-03-27_at_3.01.43_PM.png) *** Works Cited "Tell Me about the Occupation of Hong Kong during WW2. Provide 3 academic sources". *Bing Chat*, Microsoft, 27 Mar. 2023, sl.bing.net/cGtdtGHl8zk. ### AI Research Tools [Perplexity](https://www.perplexity.ai/) ### **Literature Review** [Consensus](https://consensus.app/) [Elicit](https://elicit.org/) [Research Rabbit](https://www.researchrabbit.ai/) [Connected Papers](https://www.connectedpapers.com/) [Chat PDF](https://www.chatpdf.com/) - Upload an academic article and ask it questions [SciSpace](https://typeset.io/) [Sharly](https://www.sharly.ai/) [Explainpaper](https://www.explainpaper.com/) [Scholarcy](https://www.scholarcy.com/) - Article summarizer with flashcards --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.vsa.edu.hk/vsalibrary/elibrary/databases/ai-search-tools.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.