As large language models become increasingly sophisticated tools for academic writing support and web search, a critical question emerges: can the models be used also to reliably identify plagiarism? To test this capability, we embedded verbatim, unattributed passages from published academic articles into newly generated texts and asked multiple GenAI
Every time you prompt a large language model, you're witnessing the result of thousands of sequential sampling decisions—each token drawn from a probability distribution over the model's vocabulary. In standard chat interfaces, these distributions are sampled with fixed settings that users cannot adjust. But API
Can AI detection tools reliably distinguish between human and machine-generated text? In our previous testing, we found that platforms like Originality.ai and ZeroGPT and GenAI models, frequently misclassified both AI and human text. Now, PangramLabs has gained attention with claims of near-perfect accuracy, verified by third-party organizations. In this
Ensuring a manuscript perfectly adheres to a journal's unique and often complex formatting guidelines is a familiar, laborious task for every researcher. It represents a final, time-consuming hurdle before submission, where minor errors can lead to delays or even desk rejection. But what if this critical checking process
Integrating Google’s Gemini assistant into Google Docs offers a lightweight yet effective solution for academic and professional editing tasks. Rather than relying on traditional spelling and grammar checkers, users can now issue custom prompts to Gemini—transforming the assistant into a real-time editorial aid capable of producing high-quality revisions
Academic writing increasingly relies on consistent, machine-readable formatting—especially when preparing manuscripts for digital publication, automated parsing, or citation indexing. This post demonstrates how the Mistral Le Chat can accurately convert plain-text bibliographic entries into structured HTML, generating both inline (short-form) citations and full bibliographic records with cross-linked anchors. This
Formatting academic manuscripts in LaTeX can be both laborious and technically demanding—especially when converting raw text into structured, publication-ready documents. This post presents a practical workflow using GPT-4.1 to automate manuscript formatting with remarkable precision. With a single, well-crafted prompt, the model generates clean LaTeX code with proper
Academic writing demands clarity, precision, and often the ability to work across multiple languages. In recent years, AI-powered writing tools have become indispensable aids for researchers looking to improve their manuscripts. Two popular options are Grammarly and DeepL, each offering distinct strengths. Grammarly is known for refining English writing (catching
Writing grammatically correct and stylistically sound academic texts can be a constant challenge for non-native English speakers. Fortunately, with the help of GenAI, it is now possible to review and correct scientific writing quickly and effectively. GenAI can not only detect and correct linguistic errors in seconds but also offer
Today, many researchers rely on reference management tools like Mendeley, EndNote or Zotero to generate and format citations. However, there is an alternative for those who prefer not to use such software. Providing a list of references—no matter how inconsistently formatted—to a Generative AI model makes it possible
