ChatGPT, AI, and Information Literacy

You can think of Claude is an alternative to ChatGPT. The free version outperforms ChatGPT (free and paid) on most standardized tests, has a higher token limit, and is preferred by many for coding, proofreading, and brainstorming. Claude is also less vulnerable to “jailbreaks” and it offers greater privacy than ChatGPT. 

Before the research process:

• Example prompt: "As an expert in the social geography of LGBTQ history in the United States, what clues exist in census and vital records data that someone might have been gay or lesbian in the early 20th century. Focus only on pre-1970s documentation.
  • Example follow-up prompt: "Can you recommend any experts in this field or books on this topic."

During the research process:

• Example prompt: "I am a librarian charged with teaching information and media literacy to college students. Can you please analyze the attached article from The Atlantic and provide key points as they related to information literate use of AI"
  • Example follow-up prompt: "Please list any outside sources or experts referenced by this journalist" 

• Example prompt: I am a design student doing research for an International Trade class. Can you please summarize the following peer-reviewed article to me in plain language that allows me to understand the topic and the scholarship?
  • ​​​​​​ Example follow-up prompt: Can you provide me with a list of sources from the bibliography that are used in the article specifically regarding tariffs?