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Overview of the AI tool tier list for academic research and a quick run through the different AI tools mentioned in the video.
Schy is a tool for summarizing, analyzing, and organizing research, but is considered too expensive for students. Insightful is free and connects two research papers, a unique feature, but hasn't been updated recently. AnswerThis generates literature reviews but lacks nuance. Explain Paper is easy to use for understanding research papers but hasn't evolved much.
Lateral is described as very capable but a bit pricey for its niche features. Yomu AI is a good academic writing assistant. Litmaps is the best option for mapping literature and finding gaps.
Paperpal by Editage is recommended for final checks on academic writing, including plagiarism and submission checks. Consensus is highlighted as a tool to quickly gauge the consensus on research topics. Elicit is great for finding literature and analyzing research fields and Jenny were labelled a tier A.
Thesis AI creates literature reviews from documents, described as magic. Thesa.ai, gives feedback on claims made in a thesis chapter or paper, acting like a supervisor. Side Space offers a range of academic tasks and features, constantly innovating. These three make S tier.
MyStylist was not ready and too buggy for academic research.
Julius AI is used for data analysis and gaining insights. It is considered a superpower for those not strong in data analysis.
Connected Papers builds a graph of connected papers. It is useful for finding research gaps and seeing how papers are connected.
Petal is underwhelming and draws you in as it collects multiple different entities.
Recap of the tier list, emphasizing that it's based on the presenter's experience and inviting viewers to share their own opinions and favorite AI tools.