Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Research Writing

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has triggered a tremendous interest among educational technologists on how to integrate such advancement in teaching and learning. One area that has received much attention is research writing, in which AI-based tools are developed to assist researchers in their writing process. Machine learning and natural language processing, for instance, have been embedded within applications that aim to not only ease the process of research writing but also to enhance the quality of critical analysis particularly in the aspect of literature review and language style. Despite the trends in adopting AI components within research writing, efforts remain limited in examining its implementation, strengths and weaknesses. This chapter reviews some of the key studies concerning AI in research writing as well as an extensive review of existing tools by covering their AI-based features, affordances and constraints. The chapter also includes a discussion on the future potentials of AI implementation with regard to research writing. This chapter would serve as a good reference to uncover the hidden potentials of AI-based tools in in assisting researchers to produce high quality research writing.