Tools like ChatGPT are not search engines and are prone to inventing facts or providing inaccurate information; however, ChatGPT is a useful tool for narrowing research topics and determining useful keywords and search terms.
Research and scholarship can benefit greatly from the integration of AI technologies into research platforms. These toolsets are designed to facilitate the discovery of information, summarize literature, suggest relevant and related scholarship, highlight key findings, analyze large datasets, and more. As with any search tool or repository, these have their strengths and weaknesses. Research widely and remain skeptical of tools and results until you evaluate and verify their accuracy and credibility.