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ArticleF1000Research2025

An Introduction to Generative Artificial Intelligence for Academics.

Nate Breznau, Hung H V Nguyen

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Article in F1000Research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nate BreznauOrganization and Program Planning, German Institute for Adult Education - Leibniz Center for Lifelong Learning, Bonn, NRW, 53175, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4983-3137
Hung H V NguyenOrganization and Program Planning, German Institute for Adult Education - Leibniz Center for Lifelong Learning, Bonn, NRW, 53175, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-6217

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

General overview of artificial intelligence (AI) designed for academic students, workers, researchers, and teachers. A less technical introduction for those not familiar with computer science. It focuses primarily on generative AI (Gen AI), as this is the tool rapidly transforming every aspect of academic work. This primer covers four areas: 1. How does AI know what it knows? - An overview of artificial neural networks, large language models and "knowledge" ; 2. Ethics and best practices - Use cases, legal aspects and oversight; 3. Sources and tools - Support for the research process; 4. Prompting - Strategies to optimize interaction with Gen AI.

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AcademiaGenerative Artificial IntelligenceLarge Language ModelsHumansArtificial Neural NetworkGen AIGenerative Artificial IntelligenceLarge Language ModelsLLMs

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PMID42239626
PMCPMC13229007

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