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JenniAI: A writing tool combining Zotero, Word and ChatGPT

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Jenni.AI for academic writing

Dear Scholar,

There are several tools available to support academic writing. This week, we tested Jenni.AI. Jenni is a unique tool because it combines multiple aspects from other tools: MS Word for writing, Zotero for references and ChatGPT for AI assistance. Moreover, Jenni can find references as you write and do some sanity checks on your writing.

This article examines three use cases. (1) Writing the outline with Jenni.AI and the various ways how AI is integrated into the process, (2) finding academic references within Jenni and adding them to the writing, (3) Reviewing or polishing drafts. We look at the limits of the free version. Use the discount code EA20 for 20% off. Finally, the article briefly compares Jenni with other tools such as Paperpal, Yomu, and ChatGPT.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

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Ilya Shabanov, The Effortless Academic​

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