Past weeks, I have been preparing a new version for the Research Council of Finland's Proof-of-Concept Call, which is a specific call that one can apply for max years after the finalized project. I tried that last year, got good reviews, grading 5/6, but not funded. So I improved the points that were raised and thought that now it's much better and perhaps I may have a chance. However, I decided to ask for a second opinion, from my good friend, an artificial intelligence, and together with the evaluation criteria, (s)he thought that it was everything else than good.
Well, then I thought since (s)he seems to know it much better than I do, let's use the advice. I spent 3 days refining my proposal and I must admit, I learned more than any consultant (paid ones) has ever taught me. I'm not saying that this solves all the problems, and I will now get the funding, but perhaps, I want to encourage responsible use of AI. There is nothing wrong with using it, but it cannot do the whole job for you. You have to make the starting point on your own. I have recently seen a Master's Thesis, fully written by AI, and yes, as a supervisor, it is frustrating that the student doesn't even remove the most obvious signs of AI-written text. So I don't advise on that, but at the end of the day, (s)he can be your friend and help you out on things that you don't master that well!
Have a Happy Easter!
