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The topic Tired of AI making stuff up? This assistant only answers from peer\u2011reviewed research<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n

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Generative AI is everywhere, whether it\u2019s used as a cornerstone of a service, used to build apps, or employed to boost functionality within them. But with so many new products appearing all the time, which ones are worth checking out?<\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to help with a new regular series covering the best and freshest AI apps and services that you should know about.<\/p>\n

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One of the biggest problems AI assistants face is the broad set of \u201cknowledge\u201d they\u2019re trained on. It\u2019s why you\u2019ll find one referencing that glue is particularly tasty on pizza, or nonexistent legal cases. While these hallucinations have become less ridiculous over time, they\u2019re now far sneakier and tougher to identify with a weary eye. It\u2019s why I\u2019ve started including Consensus in my workflow whenever possible.<\/p>\n

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Consensus answers the question, \u201cWhat if Google Scholar were an AI assistant?\u201d by combing through millions of peer-reviewed research papers to provide a broad overview of various topics. This makes scholarly content far more accessible to the common user who might not have the time or mental acuity to read papers from cover to cover.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t just lay out the facts, either, but highlights references in a separate pane neatly numbered to correspond with the details in the response. After reading its key takeaway, I can click a reference to get an overview of the paper, view the metadata, or download the full document if it\u2019s available.<\/p>\n

Notably, Consensus can be used without an account, which is a huge positive given that many other AI products impose this requirement, though logging in does open up certain benefits. For one, the AI offers a far deeper literature review for members, and various other methods for weighing up data scattered across multiple papers via a Consensus Meter. If you\u2019re looking to win a particularly heated science-based argument, this is how you do it.<\/p>\n

Of course, given Consensus\u2019s focus on peer-reviewed research, it\u2019s not exactly a direct foil to Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini. That\u2019s not really its intent, though. I certainly wish Consensus was available when I was at university, back when Zotero was the most powerful tool on my Celeron laptop.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of other great new AI apps and services out there, including:<\/p>\n

In case you haven\u2019t heard, there\u2019s a small tournament happening this summer. It\u2019s called the World Cup, or something like that? Naturally, plenty of fans flock to stores to purchase football shirts at this time of the decade, but how do you tell if that kit is authentic or fake?<\/p>\n

I recently stumbled across an app called KitLegit, which claims to help fans do just that. Snap a pic of the shirt using your phone camera, upload it to the app, and let it do its thing. If the shirt is authentic \u2014 or, rather, if the app thinks the kit is authentic \u2014 it\u2019ll issue a certificate of authenticity.\u00a0Given the experience of some football fans online, KitLegit isn\u2019t a 100% foolproof verification method.<\/p>\n

While you should always hold apps, especially those that leverage AI, with a healthy dose of skepticism, it\u2019s useful to use an app that points you in the right direction.<\/p>\n

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Not everyone enjoys the big G looking over their digital shoulders, so while NotebookLM is certainly my preferred smart AI-powered notebook and reference tool, it may not appeal to those degoogling or interested in self-hosting their own solution. That\u2019s where Open Notebook comes in.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s effectively an open-source, self-deployable version of NotebookLM, giving users more control over how their data is stored, where it\u2019s stored, and which AI models analyze it (over 18 are optional).<\/p>\n

Given these available choices, Open Notebook is a far more advanced tool. You\u2019ll need somewhere to host it and the patience to either learn how to use it or the smarts to do so.<\/p>\n

Either way, it\u2019s great to see an open-source alternative to a tool that was previously Google-only or nothing at all.<\/p>\n

I spend an inordinate amount of my leisure time looking through guidebooks and atlases, planning future road trips around my country that I genuinely hope to take. Now, I do enjoy manual planning, but I recently stumbled upon Mindtrip, and it may be the sleekest trip planner I\u2019ve used thus far.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult to describe Mindtrip, but it\u2019s far more akin to an AI-fueled Wanderlog that takes your prompts and transforms them into skeletons for journeys than a ChatGPT clone geared towards travel. The service provides everything you need to plan a journey, including suggestions for sensible overnight stops, popular attractions along the route, and other tips and tricks.<\/p>\n

The Explore section also provides more details on these attractions and encourages users to ask questions. for example, if I were a tourist visiting Cape Town, I could ask Mindtrip about the main routes to the summit. When planning a theoretical trip to the Kruger National Park, I was asked whether I\u2019d prefer to stay in park accommodation or at a luxury lodge. Neat!<\/p>\n

It certainly could use a bit of usability polish \u2014 it often feels far too clunky compared to its rivals \u2014 and I wish I could manually drag the map route to the towns I want to travel through. Nevertheless, given the amount of value you can get from Mindtrip for free before setting up an account, it\u2019s well worth giving it a try for your next adventure.<\/p>\n

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