AI assistant

AI assistant is a component of the AI Assist add-on that helps you use AI within your document.

AI assistant

The AI assistant is a new conversational interface that lives right next to your editor. It allows you to chat with your document, ask questions, and use specialized tools to speed up your writing process.

Getting started

To access the AI assistant, ensure you have an active AI Assist add-on. You can then access it via the icon in the Left Bar. You can also reposition the AI assistant to the right side of the editor by using the option at the top of the AI assitant pane:

Chatting with your document

The chat interface allows you to ask questions about your project or issue commands to generate and modify content.

• Ask a question: Type your query into the chat box. For example, "Explain this equation" or "Suggest a better title."

• Use suggested prompts: If you aren't sure where to start, try one of the suggested prompts displayed in the panel.

Contextual help

The assistant is aware of your cursor position and selection.

• Select text: If you highlight text in your editor, the assistant will focus its response on that specific selection.

• Contextual prompts: The suggested prompts will update based on what you have selected (e.g., "Fix grammar" or "Explain this code").

The assistant can also automatically search for content elsewhere in your project where necessary.

Citation reviewer

The Citation reviewer is a specialized tool within the AI assistant. It analyzes your text to identify claims that are missing references and searches for relevant publications to support your work.

How to use the Citation reviewer

1. Open the tool: Start a new chat and select "Check file for missing citations" just above the chat window.

2. Review suggestions: The tool will scan your document and highlight passages that may need a citation.

3. Add references:

   • Click View suggestions on a highlighted passage to see relevant papers sourced from Dimensions.

   • If you find a relevant paper, you can add the citation directly to your document and your bibliography file automatically.

Who can use and purchase AI Assist add-on?

Error Assist is included in the AI Assist add-on. Users unable to use nor purchase AI Assist include:

• Managed Accounts: Users whose accounts are managed by an organization or institution are unable to use Error Assist.

• Opted-out Organizations: If your organization has chosen to opt out of Error Assist, individual users within that organization will not be able to access Error Assist nor purchase the add-on.

Lead admins of a group subscription can purchase the add-on only for themselves, not for the entire group. We plan on offering group and organization-wide subscriptions in the future. Please get in touch to be notified when this option is available. If individual group members wish to use Error Assist beyond the free daily limit, they must purchase the AI Assist add-on independently here.

How do I disable (switch off) Error Assist?

Use the following steps to switch off Error Assist:

1. Go to your Account Settings page, then scroll down to the Integrations section. Error Assist is listed under AI Features.

2. Select Disable AI features to disable Error Assist. This will disable all AI, including Writefull.

What data is shared with third parties?

Our AI features page covers the data policy and usage for all our features.