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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD

Mar 12, 2023 • 18 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X

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Everyone knows about ChatGPT but very few know about Typing Mind.

It will make your ChatGPT experience better, easier, faster.

Think of it as ChatGPT 2.0

Here's how to set it up:

Log on to your OpenAI account at platform(dot)openai(dot)com.

[ChatGPT is made by OpenAI]

Click on your profile photo and then select "View API keys."

API stands for Application Programming Interface. And an API key is used to identify and authenticate a user.

Copy your secret API key.

You can also create a new key by clicking on "Create new secret key."

Now go to typingmind(dot)com and click on "OpenAI API Key" in the bottom left corner of your screen.

Typing Mind will ask you to enter your OpenAI API key.

Paste the API key you copied from your OpenAI account.

Click on "Save API Key" and you are all set.

Typing Mind has various chat characters and a whole prompt library.

Typing Mind's Prompt Library contains helpful prompts about grammar correction, translation, and writing.

I chose the prompt "Act as an AI Writing Tutor" and ran one of my zero drafts through it with the following prompt:

"Please remove redundant words from this passage and make it coherent and cohesive."

Typing Mind's edited version is positive, engaging, and closer to my personal style, especially the sentence structure.

I ran the same paragraph through ChatGPT with the same prompt.

ChatGPT's version is not as engaging. It's bland and lacks the charm that Typing Mind added to my writing.

Speaking of prompts, I just updated my tutorial "Become an Efficient Academic Writer with AI apps"

with ten ChatGPT and Bing prompts to help you supercharge your academic writing.

You can get your copy here 👇

efficientacademicwriter.carrd.co

And here's what people are saying about my tutorial:

• "Super helpful...for overcoming the writer's block. I've learned to use AI tools and it's been a game changer."

• "Completely changed the way I approach my academic writing."

• "Worth every cent."

Back to Typing mind:

It has this great feature of Chat Search that ChatGPT doesn't.

To search your all your chats, just go to the search bar in the top-left corner and type in the word(s) you want to look up.

Typing Mind also has various chat characters like Language Tutor, Tech Writer, and Career Counselor.

I selected Language Tutor and asked it to tell me about how to write a topic sentence.

It gave me a clear and precise answer with an example.

I asked ChatGPT the same question.

ChatGPT's answer was long and wordy with no example.

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD

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Jul 26

An updated list of 60 apps for academic writing and research:

Finding Research Gaps

• Research Kick
researchkick[.]com/start
Pricing: $9/m, $99/year

Intergrating AI with Academic Databases

• Chat Academia

Pricing: $15/mchatacademia.com

AI-Powered Search Engines for Researchers

• Scite Assistant
scite[.]ai/assistant
Pricing: $20/m, $120/year

• Consensus
consensus[.]app
Pricing: $11.99/m. Free plan with limited features.

• Semantic Scholar
semanticscholar[.]org
Pricing: Free

• Scinapse
scinapse[.]io
Pricing: $39/m. Free plan with limited features.

• Evidence Hunt
evidencehunt[.]com (for biomedical sciences only)
Pricing: €120/year. Free plan with limited features.

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD

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Jul 26

Four AI-powered apps that generate detailed research reports with references to published sources:

1. Storm (Free)

Go to storm[.]genie[.]stanford[.]edu and log in.

Type in your question in the search box. Storm will ask you the purpose of your question. Type in your answer.

Storm will generate a detailed report with references.

You can also download the report as a PDF.

2. Elicit

Go to elicit[.]com and log in.

Enter your question. Elicit will give you suggestions to refine it.

Choose if you want a fast, balanced, or comprehensive answer. Then click on "Generate report."

It'll give you a detailed research report. By far the best results.

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD

@MushtaqBilalPhD

Jul 15

Genspark's AI Docs is a great tool to get your scut work done.

Simply give it a link, a prompt, and it will draft tutorials, resumes, and quizzes in minutes — sort of vibe working.

Vibe Working is about using AI as your assistant.

Here's how to use @genspark_ai:

1. Go to genspark[.]ai Click on "AI Docs."

Copy a link to a YouTube video and ask AI Docs to draft a step-by-step tutorial based on the video.

It will give you a tutorial, which you can edit.

You can also download the document as a Word file or a PDF.

2. AI Docs can draft your resume based on your LinkedIn profile.

Paste the link to your LinkedIn profile and ask it to draft a resume.

Mention the job you are applying for and it will optimize your resume accordingly.

You can also edit the resume within AI Docs.

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD

@MushtaqBilalPhD

Jul 14

Libgen, Sci-Hub, and Z-library had millions of pirated academic books and papers.

So, they were shut down. We shouldn't use them anyway.

We should help billion-dollar academic publishers get richer.

Anyway, here's how to access these libraries:

Don't do this!

1. Don't go to open-slum[.]org.

Because there you will see links to LibGen, Anna's Archive, Z-Library, and Sci-Hub.

2. Don't click any link because that will open your desired library.

Don't type the title of a book you want to read because it might show up.

Look at this, someone has pirated my own book. I'm livid!

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD

@MushtaqBilalPhD

Jul 14

Zotero is the best citation management tool for academic writing.

Here's how to automate your citations and bibliography:

You can learn this in 15 minutes, and it will save you hours of work.

1. Go to zotero[.]org and click on the "Download" button.

Download the app and install it on your computer.

2. Click on Zotero Connector and add it to your browser.

Zotero Connector is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.

Pin the Zotero Connector to your browser by clicking on the puzzle-like icon in the top-right corner.

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Jul 9

Conducting systematic reviews is a very lengthy process — it involves screening hundreds of studies and extracting data from them.

Silvi is an AI app designed to streamline systematic reviews.

Here's how to use it (you can learn this workflow in 20 minutes):

1. Go to and click on "Get started."

Sign up for a free account.

Silvi offers three plans: Basic (free), Rapid (€19/m), and Plus (€59/m). silvi.ai

2. Once you've logged in, click on "Let's go!"

Silvi has a Demo review in case you want to take a look at it.

To start your systematic review, click on "Add new project" and choose a name for your project.