Jenni AI vs PaperPal: Best AI Tools for Academic Writing in 2024
Summary
TLDRThis video offers a comparative review of two AI writing tools, jny Ai and paperpile, designed to assist with academic writing. It discusses their features, including prompt-based text generation, outline creation, and AI chat assistance. The video highlights jny Ai's referencing capabilities and paperpile's text scanning for improvements, while emphasizing the importance of ethical AI use to avoid plagiarism. The host provides personal preferences and suggests that while both tools are beneficial, they serve different needs and should be used cautiously to ensure originality in academic writing.
Takeaways
- π The video reviews two popular AI writing tools, jny Ai and paperpile, focusing on their use for academic writing and how to use them ethically to avoid plagiarism.
- π jny Ai is a fully online tool that requires a free account to start and offers a paid plan with a discount code for new users.
- π» paperpile can be used both online and as an add-in for Microsoft Word, offering convenience for those who prefer traditional text editors.
- π Both tools allow users to start writing with a prompt or template, with jny Ai generating outlines based on detailed prompts and paperpile providing templates for different document types.
- π― jny Ai has a unique feature of generating references directly within the text using academic databases, while paperpile lacks this capability.
- π paperpile offers a plagiarism checker in partnership with Turnitin, which is a valuable feature for ensuring academic integrity.
- π€ Both tools have an AI chat feature, with jny Ai's 'ask Jenny' providing more accurate and academic-specific responses compared to paperpile's 'brainstorm'.
- π paperpile excels in scanning and suggesting improvements for existing texts, functioning like an advanced grammar and spell-checking tool.
- π jny Ai's ability to suggest sentences for continuation can be both a powerful feature and a potential risk for plagiarism if used uncritically.
- π« jny Ai has removed its plagiarism checker, which increases the risk of unintentional plagiarism when using its text generation feature.
- π The video provides links and discount codes for both tools in the description, encouraging viewers to try them out for academic writing.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The video is a comparison and review of two AI writing tools, jny Ai and paperpile, focusing on their features, advantages, and how to use them ethically to avoid plagiarism.
What is the primary concern when using AI writing tools mentioned in the video?
-The primary concern is the risk of being caught by plagiarism detection software like Turnitin, as texts generated by AI tools can be flagged as AI-created or plagiarized.
What is the difference between jny Ai and paperpile in terms of platform compatibility?
-jny Ai is a fully online tool and cannot be used with traditional text editors like Microsoft Word, whereas paperpile can be used both online and as an add-in for Microsoft Word.
How does jny Ai assist with creating an outline for a document?
-jny Ai starts with a detailed prompt provided by the user and generates an outline based on that prompt, which can help overcome the 'blank page syndrome' and structure the text.
What feature does paperpile offer that is not available in jny Ai for generating outlines?
-Paperpile offers a 'templates' feature that can generate outlines for different document types such as research articles, case reports, essays, and more, but it is limited to specific sections and fields of study.
How does jny Ai handle referencing in academic writing?
-jny Ai has a feature that allows users to insert references by typing '@' followed by keywords, and it searches academic databases to find relevant articles, which can then be added as citations.
What is the advantage of paperpile's text scanning feature over jny Ai?
-Paperpile's text scanning feature can analyze an entire text and suggest specific improvements, acting like an advanced grammar and spell-checking tool, which jny Ai does not offer.
What is the main feature of jny Ai that could potentially lead to plagiarism if not used carefully?
-jny Ai's feature that suggests sentences for the user to continue writing can lead to plagiarism if the user accepts all suggestions without rewriting them, as the text is generated by the AI.
Which tool has a plagiarism checker feature and how does it work?
-Paperpile has a plagiarism checker feature available on its website, which is partnered with 'tET', a plagiarism detector used by universities and journals. Users can scan their texts for potential plagiarism issues.
What is the presenter's recommendation for using AI writing tools to avoid ethical issues?
-The presenter suggests using AI tools for improving the readability and flow of the text, similar to proofreading services, rather than relying on AI to generate entire texts to avoid plagiarism and maintain ethical use.
Outlines
π€ Introduction to AI Writing Tools
The script begins by introducing the topic of AI tools for academic writing, focusing on two popular options: jny Ai and paperpile. The narrator aims to compare these tools, discussing their features, benefits, and potential ethical concerns, such as plagiarism and the risk of being flagged by academic software. The video promises a side-by-side comparison to determine which tool might be best suited for different users and purposes, emphasizing the importance of using these AI tools ethically.
π Comparing Features and Capabilities
This paragraph delves into the specific features of jny Ai and paperpile. jny Ai is praised for its online interface and ability to generate outlines based on detailed prompts, while paperpile is highlighted for its integration with Microsoft Word and its template feature, which is limited to certain document types and fields of study. The narrator expresses a preference for jny Ai's versatility in generating outlines and its referencing capabilities, which paperpile lacks.
π Discussing AI Chat and Reference Management
The script continues with a discussion on the AI chat feature of both tools, which acts as an AI assistant to answer questions and provide information. jny Ai's 'ask Jenny' is commended for its accuracy and integration with academic databases for referencing, a feature that paperpile does not possess. The paragraph also touches on the ability to upload sources to jny Ai's library, enhancing the tool's functionality and convenience for researchers.
π Text Improvement and Rewriting Features
The fourth paragraph examines the text improvement and rewriting features common to both jny Ai and paperpile, such as enhancing fluency, paraphrasing, and text expansion. While both tools offer similar functionalities, jny Ai is noted to have additional options like making text longer and improving overall fluency. The paragraph also introduces paperpile's unique ability to scan and suggest specific improvements for existing texts, akin to advanced grammar checking.
π Advanced Writing Assistance and Ethical Considerations
This paragraph discusses the advanced writing assistance provided by jny Ai, which can suggest sentences for continuation, a feature that paperpile lacks. However, the narrator warns of the potential for plagiarism and the ethical implications of relying too heavily on AI-generated text. The removal of jny Ai's plagiarism checker is noted as a significant drawback, and the importance of careful use to avoid plagiarism is emphasized.
π Final Thoughts and Additional Features
The final paragraph wraps up the comparison by revisiting the plagiarism checker feature available in paperpile, which is absent in jny Ai. The narrator reiterates the importance of using AI tools responsibly and for the right purposes, such as improving readability and correcting language mistakes, rather than generating entire texts. The script concludes with an invitation for viewers to book a consultation for personalized academic writing support.
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Keywords
π‘AI Tools
π‘Academic Writing
π‘Plagiarism
π‘Turnitin
π‘jny Ai
π‘paperpile
π‘Ethical Use
π‘Templates
π‘References
π‘AI Assistant
π‘Rewriting
π‘Plagiarism Checker
Highlights
AI tools like jny Ai and paper P promise to revolutionize academic writing by solving problems with writing papers and reading literature.
This video reviews jny Ai and paper P, two popular AI writing tools, and shows how to use them ethically to avoid plagiarism and being flagged by plagiarism checkers.
jny Ai is a free online tool that uses prompts to generate detailed outlines for academic papers. The more detailed the prompt, the better the generated outline.
paper P has both a web version and a Microsoft Word plugin, allowing seamless integration with traditional writing workflows.
paper P's templates feature can generate outlines for different types of academic documents, but is currently limited to physical sciences, life sciences and medicine.
jny Ai offers more versatility in generating outlines, not limited to specific sections or fields of study, giving it an advantage over paper P in this aspect.
jny Ai's referencing feature allows users to easily search and insert academic references based on keywords, streamlining the research process.
Users can upload PDFs and BibTeX files to jny Ai's library, integrating their sources and making it easier to manage references in one place.
Both tools have an AI chat feature to answer questions and provide insights, but jny Ai's Ask Jenny assistant is more accurate and useful for literature reviews.
paper P's brainstorming feature is more suited for general advice rather than in-depth academic insights, falling short compared to jny Ai's capabilities.
Both jny Ai and paper P offer text rewriting features like paraphrasing, summarizing, and improving fluency, with jny Ai having a slight edge.
paper P excels in scanning existing text and suggesting specific improvements, acting like an AI-powered grammar and style checker.
jny Ai's ability to suggest sentences for users to continue writing is impressive but also risky, as it may lead to plagiarism if not used carefully.
paper P includes a plagiarism checker in its web version, helping users ensure their work is original, while jny Ai has removed this feature.
The video concludes that while both tools have their strengths, jny Ai offers more versatility and advanced features, but requires careful use to avoid plagiarism issues.
paper P is a safer choice for editing and improving existing text, with useful features like the text scanning and suggestions, but lacks some of jny Ai's capabilities.
The presenter offers a free 1-1 consultation for those interested in learning to write and publish papers effectively without relying solely on AI tools.
Transcripts
so the AI battle for our research Souls
has started in Earnest and unless you've
been living under a rock you've probably
seen a lot of AI tools that promise you
to get rid of all your possible problems
with writing papers reading the
literature and so on so in this video I
want to review two very popular tools
jny Ai and paper P these are both
Fantastic Tools if you want to write
your text using Ai and I'm also going to
show you in this video how to use both
of them ethically so that you actually
avoid lism which is very important
because with both tools you do risk
being caught by turn it in or other
software and your text being flagged as
AI created or as plagiarism so we're
going to compare it's going to be a side
by side comparison um which of these two
tools is better and which of them is
better for you because they are both
different they have different features
and they're going to work better for
different people and different purposes
so let's Dive Right In let's get
[Music]
started if you're new here my name is m
kov and I run academic English now where
we help PhD students and researchers
write and publish research papers in top
journals in the field so we're going to
be comparing payer palal and Jenny AI um
they're very similar and both very good
writing tools so you might have been
wondering which of them is better which
of them you know really helps me to
write academically and avoid plagiarism
at the same time because that's a big
concern both of them make a big promise
that they they are basically the future
of academic writing and that they can
supercharge your writing so in this
video I want to dive a little bit deeper
and see how true those claims are now
mind you this is not going to be a full
in-depth review of each of those tools
I've got other videos on each of them
where I go into much more depth about
all the features but I want to more
compare what each tool offers so that
you can choose the best tool for you
okay so um let's Dive Right In and let's
start with um Jenny so you need to
create your free account Jenny is free
to start uh there's obviously a paid
plan as well but if you want to get
started for free I put um um a link
right below this um video and that you
can click on it will take you to Jenny
and if you want to get the paid plans um
you can use the coupon code Mar 20 and
it will give you a 20% off um on all
Jenny paay plans as well just for new
users that's important so Jenny is a
fully online tool which means like you
you can't use it with your traditional
text editors like Microsoft Word or
maybe you know Google Docs or um
whatever those kind of tools you can
only use it online on Jenny's um library
right on Jenny's website sorry now
PayPal um it's also free to start and
it's got um paid plans and um I'll put
the link um below and the coupon code to
um PayPal if you use that um link that
referral link you're going to get $10
off on PayPal as well which is a pretty
good deal so if you log in what I what I
wanted to mention is that PayPal you can
use it both online right and create a
web document or you can install an
msword add it right let me show you how
that works in
word once you've installed it you'll be
able to open paperpile um here and it
will open in a nice new window so I
think you know side by side comparison
number one I think a huge advantage of
PayPal is that it works with Microsoft
Word and Jenny only work
um online you can export text at the end
to word for example or to latex or
whatever other software you're working
with but I think just right off the bat
a huge Advantage for me is that I can
just continue using my traditional
software use Zorro for example for
referencing as I've always been you
might already have text that you've
written in Microsoft Word so you can
just you know plug in paperpile and
continue using um word which I think is
a huge Advantage right so I think in
here uh PayPal wins slightly now how do
you start writing documents it's pretty
simple you just click on new document in
here and you start with Jenny you start
with a prompt right and the more detail
The Prompt the better answer you're
going to get right and it will create an
outline um for you as well which I think
is great okay uh so I'm not going to
write out the prompt um right now but I
I already have um in
here and it's created this outline for
me basically right which is is pretty
accurate uh to what I want and it's a
great start I think you know a lot of us
often just get stuck at the writing
stage and we you know we kind of don't
know how to even um structure our text
and what should be written so I think
this can give you um this can speed up
the process because you avoid the blank
page syndrome and you know you've got
the major sections and then you can dive
in and start writing on those sections
so I think it helps you to overcome that
first um hdle so I think you know points
to Jenny um for this and being able to
do that with paperpile you can also um
generate things so it's got this feature
called templates and it can generate
outlines of different things for you so
it can be a research article case report
essay statement of purpose can also
generate abstract and stuff like this
now I think the disadvantage of PayPal
is that you can't really generate for
example literature review right it's
just limited to these things so if
you're writing Also let's say you're
writing a thesis and you want to
generate a chapter an outline of a
chapter of your PhD thesis like the
introduction chapter you can't do it
with um paperpile it's just limited to
the outlines that they have here now on
the flip side I think the advantage of
this is that you don't have to write a
really good prompt right and that can
sometimes be difficult because Jenny
will the output that Jenny gives you and
the outline that that she gives you will
only be as good as the prompt that
you've given it right but if you don't
know how to write that prompt then
you're going to get worse output right
so let's say if I was to um select a
research article in here okay I can
select which section which is which is
really nice right uh cuz you will be
focusing on specific sections right so
we can select the introduction
now a great thing about it I think is
that it tries to tailor it to specific
fields of study now at the same time
this is a big disadvantage why because
it's just limited to physical sciences
life sciences and Medicine well what
about if you're in social sciences
broadly speaking what about if in you're
in Humanities and arts right so it's
very limited in terms of you know kind
of which fields of study um are allowed
um in here here which I think is you
know for me for example I'm in social
sciences I'm in education I wouldn't
really be able to do it well I can still
generate an outline but it won't be as
accurate for me so I think people at
PayPal if you're listening to it please
add other fields of study not everybody
is in physical medical sciences and and
Life Sciences right and then obviously
you need to describe your study um a
little bit so you probably want to give
it a name what's the purpose of the
study and and so on right uh so you
describe it here and then you would
click on generate so in here I would say
my personal preference Jenny wins here
um a little bit not by much but it does
win because it does have more
versatility you can just basically
generate any sort of outline you wish
for the text not just limited to let's
say a section of a research paper and
not just limited to certain Fields like
it is with paper P so um what what else
um Can generate I and paperpile do um
I'll talk about a big difference which
with jny AI is referencing and that's I
think a great feature of J so you can
see I've inserted some references um in
here the way you do that is you
basically uh type um at okay so I'm just
going to delete this reference and I'm
going to type at and what Jenny is going
to do is use the the available academic
databases to search for articles with
these keywords so you can see that it
already knows what keywords to use based
on the sentence that you've written
right you could obviously type in other
keywords if you wanted to if you think
those aren't accurate and then you can
scroll through these articles and you
know view them in a new tab so that you
can actually read that article and check
if the reference is correct or if you
already know that article you've read it
you know that it will be a good fit for
this then you just click on ADD citation
and it will add that citation here which
I think is a fabulous fabulous tools
because like how often have you caught
yourself just like writing a text and
you kind of go like well what's the
reference here I know I've read it
somewhere but where and you can't find
it anymore because you've got like 150
texts right or maybe you know you know
it's kind of a a fact but you don't have
that reference in your in your reference
management right so this is a fabulous
tool like really great job and people at
gen AI I think this is this is amazing
right um it can you can also upload text
to your library okay so it's got this
library in here uh where you can click
on the plus sign um and upload um your
own sources either either in the PDF um
format right um so if you click on
upload sources um and you can select
PDFs or you could import a bib text file
from um Zorro where you would go to
Zorro you would um select um which text
you want to export you would right click
and Export items as a bip text and then
uh pop that into to um the library in
Jenny which I think is fantastic because
what what this allows you to do really
is to you know is to have everything in
one place you know it's not like writing
in Microsoft Word where you're writing
here but everything like your text are
somewhere else you've got a reference
manager and all that like Jenny is
trying to combine that and I think it
does a really good job so um points to
Jenny here um I think it's a clear
winner uh PayPal cannot um do it but of
course since it's a word plugin you can
just use zro or manday or end note or
whatever other reference manager you're
doing so not not a big deal but payp
does not have this um feature now um
both of these um tools also have an AI
chat so what this allows you to do is
it's basically like an AI assistant so
imagine like you just have a colleague
sitting next to you 24/7 who you know
has all the internet knowledge in their
head and you can just ask them any
questions and they spit out the answers
in five seconds and most of those
answers are accurate that's that's
pretty cool right so that's basically
the AI assistant called ask Jenny that
Jenny um has right and I think it's you
know it's much more accurate than a lot
of other AI assistants that I've seen um
especially for example something like um
chat GPT which tends to just kind of
like invent stuff and has what are
called hallucinations and it invents
references and all that kind of stuff um
Jenny does not do that I think it's
pretty accurate obviously still as a
researcher you have to use your own
knowledge and your own skills to be able
to validate whether these answers make
sense or not but I think it's a great
tool to have um in here you can see I um
I asked it a question questions right uh
so for example you know you're writing
the literature review and you're like
okay what in this section I'm talking
about topic X well what are some areas
within topic X that researchers have
already studied right you can ask that
question to Jenny and Jenny will give
you a great answer right and since I
know the topic I know these references
they actually exist uh and you know it's
a pretty accurate answer so you can then
you know the great thing that you can do
of course is you could take this pop it
into your outline into a section so that
you have a more accurate outline right
or you could click on those references
in here to continue reading those texts
further and again everything is kind of
in one place which I really like so
you've got the the text editor and at
the same time you're you know you can be
chatting with um AI getting answers that
you can use to continue writing your
text you don't have to go to another
website like CH GPT for example now
while PayPal you know does have the same
um feature um it's called
brainstorm it's much more limited right
I've I've tested it several times and
you know while it does on general
questions so like I think it's it's more
it's better for like asking general
advice like how should I approach my
professor to propose a research idea
those kind of things right um when it
comes to actual like literature review
output for example it performs much
worse than Jenny AI in in my tests it
certainly doesn't give you accurate
references it doesn't give you any
references for that matter um when I try
to generate um an outline for a
literature review on a certain topic of
a literature review chapter it gave me a
pretty bad answer so I don't think it's
that good it's it's better perhaps for
those as I said brainstorming general
questions but nothing too in depth so
again I think points for Jenny I think
this works much better and really kudos
for integrating references here and I
think you know since it can read your
PDFs in your library the more PDFs you
upload to your library the better
answers Jenny will actually give you so
I think you know this is clear clear
winner here now um I'll just kind of
quickly go over a bunch of features that
are pretty much the same in Jenny and
paperpile and these these have to do
with kind of rewriting your text okay so
if you've written a text and you select
it right you can click on AI commands
and there are a couple of features which
are pretty much the same in jny Ai and
paperpile okay um so it's improving the
fluency of your writing paraphrasing
simplifying a text making it longer
which I think is a is a great um little
hack when you get stuck and maybe you've
written a sentence or two but you don't
know how to expand it right Jenny Ai and
paper P can help you with that they can
translate summarize right an opposing
argument and you'll see um it's pretty
much um it's very similar um in here so
if you go to the rewrite you can
paraphrase you can make it shorter you
can make it more academic or you can
also find synonyms of words so similar
features but I think Jenny AI is the
winner here it's got a few more things
uh I think that it allows you to do like
make longer for example overall improve
the fluency which um you know is an
advantage over PayPal paperpile uh paper
does allow you to translate um as well
um you would have to have text um in
your um editor in here now I'm going to
show you one feature where I think
PayPal truly truly excels and is much
better than Jenny Ai and then I show you
at the end of this video another feature
of Jenny AI where I think Jenny excels
but at the same time it's probably the
biggest problem um with Jenny AI as well
so stick around until the end so um I've
just opened a text um in here because
for it to for paperple to really do its
magic you already want to have some sort
of a text um written okay uh now what is
the the feature that I think really
makes it stand out um in comparison to
Jenny is you know it's abil to scan the
whole text and then suggest specific
improvements for that particular text
that you've been writing so I think this
is fantastic if you already have text
that you've you've generated right or um
parts of uh text so you can see you know
um there are 34 37 sentences just
continuing to scan um texts right and
it's suggesting things under different
headings right so I've got spelling um
possessives and punctuations
capitalization spelling the Terina error
spelling right so it's basically like
grammarly but on AI steroids and I think
this is this is a huge Advantage for
people most of us who have already
written something and they want to get
it checked really quickly so to me paper
Paul in this feature clear winner um if
jny AI could Implement something similar
and especially with the word plug-in I
think J A would be unbeatable are these
are all these suggestions accurate No so
you know if you've ever wondered can AI
just completely replace like good old
editing and working with professionals
to help you to write an excellent thesis
of papers no U because you know for
example this suggestion here that it
gives me that I B shouldn't be
capitalized that's not accurate because
all content words are typically
capitalized is it true that n shouldn't
be capitalized yes that's true right uh
so you still have to kind of review it
um many of those suggestions will be
correct but not all of them right so you
still have to review it nevertheless I
think this is a fantastic feature to
scan your text and correct most of the
sort of most obvious mistakes okay so
great job paper paw um here now I told
you that I would now show you a feature
of jny AI where I think jny AI truly
exist C but at the same time it's
actually a big problem of gen AI what do
I mean by that what you can see here ji
suggested how I should continue writing
this sentence and I can accept it right
and then I can you know I can continue
writing and Jenny will just suggest
sentences to me which I think is is
brilliant these sentences are actually
pretty good they make
sense the text actually flows pretty
well so I think it's a really cool
feature and you know it's a clear winner
over paperpile but at the same time this
is very problematic because you're using
AI to write a text for you now if you go
to any good journals recommendations for
AI use what you will find is that AI
should be used to improve the
readability of your text that means AI
should be used in the same sense that
proof reading services are used for
example to improve your grammar uh to
improve the flow of your text right the
structure of paragraphs to correct any
mistakes with language and so on but it
can be used to generate text so this is
a great feature but at the same time I
think it's very problematic because if
you're not careful you're going to start
generating lots of texts that are that
come up as plagiarized or AI generat so
I'd be very very careful with accepting
um Jenny's suggestions without rewriting
them yourself especially that Jenny
doesn't have a plagiarism Checker it
used to have a plagiarism Checker but
they got rid of it right uh which makes
the this feature particularly even more
problematic so if you're worried about
you know the use of AI I think PayPal
with just using it for you know for
scanning your text and correct correting
your uh mistakes with the language or
consistency is much safer this is not
going to lead to plagiarism if you're
using Genny AI please make sure that you
don't just accept all the sentences that
she gives you and treat them as your own
cuz they're not your own they were
generated by Jenny Ai and on that note
one last feature that I think is really
important and I kind of hinted on it
plagiarism Checker unfortunately Jenny
and I got rid of it payper palal does
have a plagiarism checker it's only
available on the on the website um in
here so it's plagiarism check right you
can also I think see it uh here if you
go to checks and then you click on
plagiarism Checker it will take you
there and um it's um you know limited
depending on the plan that that you've
got limited to 7,000 words so you might
have to cut your text you know into
shorter documents um it's in part
partnership with tet in which is a
really good plagiarism detector used by
most universities many journals and so
on so I think this is a great um feature
to have it it's a shame I think that
Jenny AI uh took it out surely they
could partner with turn it in as well
and have that feature build in here when
it's sort of as you're writing it in the
editor um you know at the same time it
shows you what might come up as
plagiarism that would really help
because I think this feature of Jenny AI
suggesting sentences for you as much as
I think it's it's scarily accurate and
really good it might lead to a lot of
plagiarism if you're not careful so
that's it that was a comparison between
jny Ai and paperple if you want to use
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