Research Guides: Student Guide to Generative AI: Use AI

IMPORTANT: Keep in mind that generative AI tools can produce biased and inaccurate content. Any content generated by AI should be thoroughly verified for accuracy through human review and additional research.

AI at PCC

PCC provides access to Copilot to anyone with a myPittCC account. Read the Copilot FAQs.

Copilot [Microsoft]
Open the Copilot homepage (https://copilot.microsoft.com). Click "Sign In" and choose "Work." Log in using your myPittCC credentials.

AI Tools

This is by no means a comprehensive list - just a few examples to get you started. Read FAQs and Terms of Use for AI tools to get details about how an AI tool uses the information (prompts, chats, etc.) you provide the tool. Keep in mind that free versions can vary greatly from paid versions.

Grounded AI Tools

These tools can access the internet.

Perplexity
Free; Perplexity is an alternative to traditional search engines, where you can directly pose your questions and receive concise, accurate answers backed up by a curated set of sources.
ChatGPT [OpenAI]
Free version now has access to the internet; Describes itself as an "AI language model designed to understand and generate human-like text, assisting users with a wide range of tasks and inquiries."

Other Tools to Explore

Semantic Scholar
Free; AI-powered research tool for scientific literature.
ResearchRabbit.ai
Free; Research platform that enables you to discover and visualize relevant article citations.
Adobe Firefly
Free; Image generation
AI Tools & Plugins [MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning]
Handpicked selection of AI plugins, apps, and platforms with info about how they work, reliability, copyright, etc.
Futurepedia - AI Tools
Search engine for AI tools.