Using ELM for Academic Work

Guidance on how to safely use ELM and other LLMs in your academic work.

When accessing ELM for the first time, you will need to go through a process to accept ELM's terms of use.

A set of information and questions will be displayed about ELM which you are expected to read, check the ‘I Understand’ buttons and click on ‘Agree’ before you can use ELM. Depending on whether you are a staff or student the information will include:

  • How reliable are generative AIs? 
  • Terms of use for ELM 

Once you complete these steps, you're ready to start using ELM:

 

Launch ELM

Examples of how-to use ELM with prompts

Here are examples demonstrating the application of ELM across different themes, as identified from current use cases in the University of Edinburgh. It highlights how ELM can be utilised in each theme and the possible response ELM can generate. The objective is to explore the diverse ways in which ELM may be used within a university setting. This exploration is intended for those who are keen on understanding and harnessing the potential of AI in our academic setting.

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