MAM5020F — Generative AI for Research
AI for Writing, Communication & Research Ideation
How AI changes the way we write, think, and generate research ideas
Contents
12 papers across writing cognition, ideation, homogenisation, and scientific integrity. SSRN, SAGE and ScienceDirect items are link-only.
Each entry links to the canonical version of the paper: on arXiv, the journal, or the publisher. Where a paper is paywalled, the DOI is given for UCT-library access.
6.1 · Writing as Thinking
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
A conceptual exploration of generative AI-induced cognitive dissonance and its emergence in university-level academic writing
The impact of generative AI on academic reading and writing: a synthesis of recent evidence (2023–2025)
6.2 · Research Ideation with AI
A Prompt Pattern Catalog to Enhance Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT
Accelerating science with human-aware artificial intelligence
Prompting Diverse Ideas: Increasing AI Idea Variance
Can LLMs Generate Novel Research Ideas? A Large-Scale Human Study with 100+ NLP Researchers
The AI Scientist: Towards Fully Automated Open-Ended Scientific Discovery
AI is turning research into a scientific monoculture
6.3 · AI Writing Tools — Landscape and Assessment
Two futures for multilingual scientific publishing in the age of AI
AI Suggestions Homogenize Writing Toward Western Styles and Diminish Cultural Nuances
6.4 · Scientific Integrity and the Writing Pipeline
AI for scientific integrity: detecting ethical breaches, errors, and misconduct in manuscripts
6.5 · Building Your AI Writing Workflow
Original workflow content.
6.6 · Hands-On Activities and Assessment
Assessment design.
6.7 · Using AI to Review Your Own Work (supplementary)
Based on the paper-review skill.
Linked but not redistributed
Girotra, K., Meincke, L., Terwiesch, C., & Ulrich, K. (2023). Quantity vs. Quality: Comparing the Idea Generation Capabilities of LLMs and Humans. SSRN:4526071 6.2
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Usdan, S., Connell Pensky, A., & Chang, R. (2024). Effects of structured AI writing instruction at Carnegie Mellon. SSRN:4941022 6.3
Same SSRN bot-protection.
Daryani, S., et al. (2026). The Homogenizing Engine: AI’s Role in Standardizing Culture. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. DOI:10.1177/23727322251406591 6.2, 6.3
SAGE paywalled; UCT library has SAGE access.
Holmner, M., et al. (2025). The Future of Academic Writing in the Age of Generative AI. JASIST. Wiley/ASIS&T 6.1
Wiley paywalled; UCT library access.
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