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For example, it may help you:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">summarize information in order to highlight key points of an article<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>revise information to use language appropriate to a particular audience<\/li>\r\n \t<li>order information<\/li>\r\n \t<li>and more...<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nHowever, know that AI is a tool only.\u00a0 It's <strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong> a quick way to an end result.\u00a0 Do <strong><em>not <\/em><\/strong>rely solely on AI to write a finished product, since AI is known to hallucinate (make up things and present them in plausible-sounding ways), present biased information, and fabricate references. 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