Dr Ghiwa Dandach
ghiwa.dandach@uws.ac.uk
REFLECTION: RESEARCHER
MEETING MACHINE
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What happens when
you bring a machine
into a human-driven
inquiry?
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IT CAN BE
FUNNY...
BUT MOSTLY
FRUSTRATING!!
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BEYOND CONVENIENCE
NOT A
SHORTCUT
Hallucination is a big
issue!!!!!!!!!!
It can cause disasters.
NOT A PASSIVE
WAY TO ESCAPE
WORKLOAD
• Feeling shy to use it?
Ashamed?
• Relied on it?
• Unwilling to disclose
it?
NEEDS
LOOOOOOOOTS
OF TRAINING
• Be honest and critical.
Don’t flatter.
• Stick to grounded
reasoning, not vague
praise
• Help me reflect, not
just polish
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PROMPTS OR
TORTURE?
Can you help me improve points 3 to 7?
I don't need comments on introduction I just want
you to remember the focus and the way I'm writing
and addressing the focus of the paper
If you praise it, it’ll put its guards down....
I'd rather hear feedback that would help me improve
instead of feedback that praises my work
You said “bla bla bla” but I also have “bla bla bla”, so
what do you think?
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DID IT REALLY WORK?
YES...
• Helped in triangulating
research themes
• Critically evaluated as
reviewer for the target
journal (originality,
clarity, logical flow of
ideas and implications)
• Proofreading
AND NO...
• Not for doing thematic
analysis
• Proofreading (because of
hallucination)
• Reliance 60-70%
• Even with very specific
prompts, went off-topic
• System breakdown
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Thank You!
Let’s not allow AI's to drive us crazy!
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