Use AI as a research tool to spark ideas and speed up reading. Then verify, compare sources, and keep judgment yours. It's guidance, not gospel ...
Use AI as a research tool, Uncovering new paths, Knowledge at our hands
You're smart to ask how far to trust technology, and the short answer is simple: use AI as a research tool to broaden your view, but never let it sign off on your work. It's quick at surfacing patterns and generating angles, yet it still reflects what people have already published online.
AI simply reorganises and regurgitates existing knowledge!
You already know that artificial intelligence mostly reorganises existing knowledge rather than discovering new facts for itself, so your own understanding matters. You wouldn't hand a screwdriver the blueprints; likewise, you shouldn't hand AI the final say on your judgment.
You get better results when you treat prompts like hypotheses and then do your own fact-checking. You'll find it faster to map the landscape with digital research, cross-compare sources, and then evaluate content accuracy before you commit to a claim. In practice, you should use AI as a research tool to draft questions, not to declare conclusions.
You should also be intentional about efficiency, because not every query needs a model's horsepower. When you're hunting for a specific document or statistic, a traditional search on the likes of Google may be lighter on energy and quicker to the point, whereas you can use AI as a research tool when you need synthesis or a first-pass summary.
You'll protect yourself by thinking about AI ethics as you go!
Ask for citations, check provenance, avoid overconfident claims, and don't paste confidential material into prompts. Bias and gaps exist in training data, so you must inspect assumptions and verify the links before you repeat them.
You'll do your best work when you draft with help, then slow down to validate, rewrite, and own the final decision, because tools advise and you decide. In other words, keep the agency and use AI as a research tool.
That way, you can keep the final answers your own.
Until next time ... PRITESH GANATRA Your technology problem solver
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If anything I've written in this blog post resonates with you and you'd like to discover more about using AI as a research tool, it may be a great idea to give me a call on 01604 926100 or take a look at my website, which you can find by clicking here.
The word 'Technology' has too many connotations in today's world! Where do we start? Simple terms like 'IT' and 'Telecoms'? or terms that appear NOT to have an actual meaning at all!, e.g. 'Internet of Things (IoT). Technology also encompasses specialist products and services like 'Rugged' and 'Tough' android devices, Lone Worker Software, panic alarm devices, smart energy devices, low energy lighting, credit card terminal (PCI DSS) security, indoor/ outdoor Wi-Fi systems, Ultrafast Gigabit internet connectivity, access control systems, industrial IoT circuit controllers.
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