DeepSeek R1

An AI tool for writing literature reviews and finding references, with some visual capabilities.

Can provide a starting structure for literature reviews and generate sections of text, including some citations. Its reference-finding capability is noted as better than older ChatGPT versions but not as good as specialized tools. Visual capabilities are tested, but it is found less effective than ChatGPT at interpreting complex figures and meshing visual information with text for story structure.

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