Correcting your written work is mostly the task of a teacher. It is true that AI's can't replace the teacher, but definitely some aid is always appreciated. The advantage that AIs have over humans is that they are not caged with biases and will not hesitate to be harsh. They have no subjective beliefs, will provide nuanced and reliant feedback, and will spare us the need to rely on others for their inputs. Hence, they are great to judge and compare, free of biases. Having said this, I would recommend, get a final review from a well experienced professional of the field.

AI Platforms to Analyze your Essays

While you find a person to call your 'guru', make use of AI to help you refine your work. Here are top 4 AI platforms that can help in analyzing your essays.

MERLIN AI

Merlin AI is an AI assistant available on google chrome, play store, and the app store which is unique for being extremely versatile. The number of tasks you can accomplish with it is astounding. It also happens to be the first chatbot to offer free, although limited, access to ChatGPT-4.0.

It can be directed to judge the essay in comparison to another essay or with a specific theme/ tone in mind. This opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for the user.

Not to steer too far from the topic, but another advantage Merlin has over other AI language models is - live access to the internet. It enables the user to scan online web-pages and articles at the click of a button and gather the relevant information required for the essay just as fast. This is not only convenient for the user, but will also save hours, if not days, in the long run.

Pros

• Although limited, it provides free access to ChatGPT 4.0
• It generates results very fast
• It is exceptionally good at summarizing articles, and/or research papers

Cons

• The user will most likely need to pay to utilize the full capabilities of Merlin AI
• Like any other AI language model, it may confidently provide incorrect answers without hesitation

How To Use Merlin AI's Essay Judgement?

1. Install and Sign Up: Install Merlin as an extension for your browser, which is easily available on the Chrome Web Store or Edge Add-ons.

2. Open Merlin AI: Click Ctrl+M or Cmnd+M. Give the command of 'Grade this essay' and copy paste your essay to be graded.

3. Mention Rubric Guide: Mention the Rubric that you want as the guideline to judge your essay. You can use Harward's Rubric, DePaul's Rubric, or any other that you find will do justice to your essay.

4. Get your output: Merlin AI will grade your essay and give its feedback.

Look through this video for more detailed understanding.

CHATGPT

ChatGPT is an advanced AI model created by OpenAI and released for the public in November of 2022. Since its release it has singlehandedly put AI back in the news. Its current free-to-use model is GPT-3.5 and the current paid model is GPT-4.0.

Both of these models are in the list of most advanced AI models available for commercial use. Its natural understanding of the human language allows for a fair assessment of the essay based on the user's needs.

Pros

• It is currently the most popular and the most widely used AI language model in the world which means that faults in its code are rectified immediately. This leads to a bug-free user experience

Cons

• ChatGPT 3.5 was updated last in January of 2022 and ChatGPT 4.0 was updated last in April of 2023. This means that all the information may not be relevant or up-to-date.
• ChatGPT 4.0 is exponentially smarter than 3.5 but can only be accessed on a subscription basis.

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COPY AI

Copy.ai is an advanced artificial intelligence platform designed to assist users with writing and reviewing high quality content. It has a very friendly and intuitive user interface and a powerful language generation model which produces fluent and human-like text.

It caters to a wide range of writing styles and needs, which makes it a versatile model for content creators and businesses alike. Copy.ai streamlines the essay judging process by providing valuable reference material and analysis tools for the user.

Pros

• Very user friendly interface
• It has a diverse range of writing templates and prompts based on the user's needs

Cons

• The output may lack creativity sometimes
• Its performance relies heavily on the prompts provided
• Its price is very high compared to its competitors and may not be feasible for a lot of people, considering the alternatives

MICROSOFT COPILOT

Microsoft Copilot is an AI language model developed by OpenAI in collaboration with GitHub. It can generate very precise outputs, based on the prompts. This allows the user to get accurate assessment of their essays which may be about any topic they may want, however niche.

It also has the ability to list references which it used to produce the desired output. This way, the user gets the freedom to read the referenced article if they wish to double check the AI.

Pros

• It is very fast and saves a lot of time
• Freely accessible
• As it has been trained on a vast database, and as it has live connection to the internet, it provides accurate suggestions to the input prompts

Cons

• The free version has limited uses and the user may need to upgrade to the pro version for advanced tasks
• Complex prompts may take time to produce a result or may even stump the AI sometimes.

Conclusion

While AI is excelling at a lot of tasks, consider analyzing your essays another one in the list. This can help you in being authentic at your work while saving time and effort parallely. With my usage of various tools, I confidently say that Merlin AI has been my favorite in terms of ease of the platform. Even with very generic commands, you can reach to accurate results. Go ahead and experience this feature of various platforms and figure out which one is the best for you!

FAQs

1. What is an AI language model?

An AI language model is an artificial intelligence natural language model which has been trained on vast amount of data and is created to understand and generate human-like texts.

2. How do AI language models judge essays?

AI language models judge essays by analyzing various linguistic features such as grammar, vocabulary usage, overall structure, and coherence.

3. Are AI language models capable of detecting plagiarism in essays?

Some AI language models are capable of this feature, however, most in this list are not capable of this.

4. Can AI language models provide accurate feedback on essays?

Yes, AI language models are capable of providing accurate feedback on essays by identifying grammatical errors, suggesting improvements in sentence structure, and evaluating the overall coherence of the content.

5. Can AI language models provide personalized feedback tailored to the user's writing style ?

Some AI language models offer personalized feedback tailored to individual writing styles by learning from previous interactions and adapting their suggestions accordingly.