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Google's Gemini is not a ChatGPT killer. But it's potential for academic writers is much better. Especially with Google Scholar integration. Here's why I think that is: I recently made a prompt. I asked Gemini for references to the most cited papers on a topic I know well. I needed to put "literature search" and "references" in my prompt. This made it actually search the literature instead of telling me how to do it. The most striking thing was that it didn't default to Semantic Scholar. All the other GenAIs currently on the market do. It queried Google Scholar and Web of Science. Those two are the most used search engines for academic papers. This is a game-changer for academics. Then, it also allows you to quickly check responses. Yes, that's what that little Google icon is for. This will then conduct a Google search and check your results. Green means that it's confident about your result. In this case, we could feel confident that the citation is correct. But it's even easier to verify the source. You can find where the source PDF was by clicking. That makes checking citations easy. That is, for academics who know the field. Even the orange-marked fields are not wrong. However, those have to be checked manually. The Google search did not find any direct link. Gemini's accuracy is more promising right off the bat than ChatGPT. We will see what happens in 2 months. Google will integrate everything into its ecosystem. So, how do you feel about the new Gemini? Have you used it for academic writing?