PLEASE NOTE:
You should not use any AI tool for any course without consulting your professor and/or syllabus about the AI policy for the course. The use of AI without approval is in violation of the College's Academic Honesty / Dishonesty policy.
ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational AI assistant that can help with writing, research, problem-solving, coding, and learning across various subjects. It can generate essays, explain complex concepts, provide feedback on writing, assist with brainstorming, and help debug code. Available through web interface and mobile apps.
Example use cases: Essay brainstorming and outlining, explaining difficult course concepts, coding homework assistance, language practice and translation, research question development
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant designed for helpful, harmless, and honest interactions. It excels at analysis, writing, math, coding, and creative tasks. Claude can help with research papers, provide detailed explanations of academic topics, assist with coding projects, and offer thoughtful feedback on creative work.
Example use cases: Research paper analysis, literature review assistance, coding project development, creative writing feedback, complex problem-solving across disciplines
Google Gemini is Google's multimodal AI that can process text, images, audio, and video. It's integrated with Google Workspace and can help with document creation, data analysis, presentation development, and research using Google's search capabilities.
Example use cases: Google Docs writing assistance, Sheets data analysis, Slides presentation creation, research with real-time web access, multimodal content analysis
NotebookLM is Google's AI-powered research and writing assistant that allows you to upload your own documents and sources to create a personalized AI that understands your specific materials. It can generate summaries, answer questions about your sources, and help synthesize information across multiple documents.
Example use cases: Course reading comprehension, research paper source analysis, study guide creation from lecture notes, synthesis of multiple academic papers
Perplexity AI is a research-focused AI search engine that provides cited, up-to-date answers to questions by searching the web in real-time. It's particularly useful for finding current information and provides source citations for fact-checking.
Example use cases: Current events research, fact-checking for papers, finding recent academic sources, getting updated information on rapidly changing topics
Grammarly uses AI to provide writing assistance including grammar checking, style suggestions, tone detection, and plagiarism detection. It offers both free and premium versions with advanced features like clarity suggestions and writing insights.
Example use cases: Essay proofreading, email writing assistance, academic paper editing, improving writing clarity and style
Please Note: Grammarly AI is turned OFF in the college's subscription.
Otter.ai provides AI-powered transcription services that can convert speech to text in real-time. It's particularly useful for recording and transcribing lectures, interviews, and meetings, with features for highlighting key points and generating summaries.
Example use cases: Lecture transcription, interview transcription for research projects, meeting notes, accessibility support for audio content
Canva's AI features include Magic Design for instant design creation, background removal, text-to-image generation, and Magic Write for content creation. It integrates AI capabilities into an easy-to-use design platform.
Example use cases: Presentation design, infographic creation, social media graphics for projects, poster design, visual content for assignments
Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine that uses AI to compute answers and provide step-by-step solutions for mathematical, scientific, and statistical problems. It's particularly valuable for STEM coursework.
Example use cases: Complex mathematical calculations, statistical analysis, physics problem solving, chemistry computations, step-by-step math solutions