Use AI as a research assistant for leads, questions, and specificity checks — not as the writer of your TOK thinking.
Safe Ways to Use AI for TOK Example Research
Use AI as a Research Assistant
AI can help you research TOK examples, but it should not become the writer of your thinking. The safest role for AI is not 'give me a TOK paragraph'. The safest role is 'help me search, compare, question, and check'. If you use AI to replace your judgment, the example will usually become generic. If you use AI to sharpen your research process, it can be useful.
Verify Every Lead
Use AI first as a search assistant. Ask it for possible real-world cases connected to a knowledge issue, then verify every case outside the AI tool. AI can invent details, mix up sources, or overstate relevance. Treat every suggestion as a lead, not as evidence. A good prompt is: 'Suggest real cases where expert interpretation changed because new evidence appeared. Do not write an essay. Give me search terms and source types to verify.'