Review of My Stylus AI Tool

Introduction

• Reviewer was asked to review My Stylus AI tool and provided a genuine critique.
• Initial apprehension due to the poor performance of the tool despite significant investment by the creators.

Initial Impressions

• The tool offers options for creating a blank document, student paper, and source management.
• Initially promising with features like "enhance with AI," producing a title and abstract for a literature review.

Issues Identified

1. Student Paper Workflow:
   • Expected a structured workflow but encountered issues with insufficient references.
   • The tool forces a procedural paper format inappropriate for a literature review.
2. Reference Management:
   • Difficulty in finding and managing references, with incongruent results.
   • User interface glitches and delays.
3. AI Suggestions:
   • AI suggestions lacked accuracy and relevance to the user's academic field.
   • The AI-generated content exhibited signs of using older models like GPT-3.5.
4. Paper Editor:
   • Incorrect paper structure for literature reviews.
   • Required extensive waiting periods for document generation and editing.
5. Output Quality:
   • Generated text often disjointed and without cohesion.
   • Difficulty in exporting complete and coherent references.

Additional Features Tested

• Basic document editing features, but citation support was lacking.
• Source management was insufficient, providing limited references.
• Various other tools like grader, AI detector, and humanizer were non-functional.

Conclusion

• The AI tool did not meet the expectations for academic writing or support.
• Significant issues with features not performing as advertised or getting stuck.
• Reviewer expressed concerns over the functionality and practicality of the tool for academic purposes.

Final Thoughts

• The tool is deemed not suitable for serious academic use due to its current limitations.
• Caution advised against using tool features for academic judgments due to low reliability.

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