How to use AI to kickstart your academics

Let’s be honest, academics can feel like a never-ending uphill climb. With each year going forward, there’s more on your plate. And it doesn’t stop with your boards, it continues to university too, which is when you’d need to do a lot more. But fret not, AI is growing at an unstoppable pace, and several AI-powered apps are here for your rescue.

AI has become the norm, and when used smartly, it can be your butler. Just prompt it, and you are good to go. Whether you are just getting started with the syllabus for the year or preparing for that important exam, these AI apps will give a boost to your academics.

Here’s how you can kickstart your academics using AI. 

Make AI your note-taking buddy

Let’s start with the simple and the most basic thing here – preparing notes. Jotting down notes or making study guides is crucial for building up that mini dictionary in your brain throughout the year. For this, apps like Claude.ai and ChatGPT will help you out.

Just make sure to prompt it right. For instance, don’t prompt these apps to prepare notes just with the subject name or some random topic.

Rather, upload a PDF file of your textbook or the topic about which you want to make notes. This will ensure that these apps only scan the PDF file and prepare accurate notes. Although AI apps can hallucinate sometimes, don’t be lazy and check for errors.

Write better essays

Sure, ChatGPT and Claude can write essays for you. But that’s exactly how you shouldn’t be using AI. Quit the copy-paste job and do away with plagiarism detection; instead, improve your essays and English with Grammarly and Wordtune.

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Grammarly polishes your grammar to a shine, while Wordtune helps rephrase clunky lines into something that actually sounds natural.

Manage your studies like a pro

AI can help you organise your week better than any to-do list ever could. Motion builds your daily schedule based on deadlines and priorities. Reclaim.ai, on the other hand, blocks off your deep work time so you don’t waste hours on YouTube between classes.

Get better at Math

Like us, if you as well aren’t good at math, but want quick help to solve a problem, try out Photomath. Snap a photo of a tough equation and get step-by-step help.

For other subjects, like physics and chemistry, you can check out Wolfram Alpha. The website offers quick help for all your subjects. Just input your query, and you are good to go. Notably, these apps don’t just give answers; rather, they teach you how to get there.

Making dissertation just got easier

Google Scholar is good, but it doesn’t always help you cut through the noise. For occasions where you need serious help with research, you can use Elicit or Google’s NotebookLM. Both apps help you summarise academic papers, with the latter allowing you to ask back-and-forth questions about different papers.

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These are five of the best apps and websites you can use to kickstart your academics this year.