An AI research assistant for your thesis that keeps reading after you stop.
Brief Mark, Gary and Fiona once. They read the literature, drop what's retracted and map where your argument stands overnight. By morning it's on your phone, every reference checked and the writing still yours.
Tuesday morning
7:02
Your overnight work is ready
Fiona's literature map is held for you. 1 clash and 1 line Gary couldn't confirm need a look.
Chapter 2, sleep loss and memory
When this earns its keep
- Reading never ends
- New papers appear while you're writing up. Mark watches your field, so the chapter you finished in March doesn't go stale by June.
- You got a reference that doesn't exist
- Chat tools can write a citation that looks perfect and leads nowhere. Here each reference opens the page it came from.
- Your best hours are short
- You've got teaching, lab work and a life. Brief before bed and start the morning with reading already sorted.
- Your viva is coming
- You need to know what could be thrown at you. Gary looks for what disagrees with you as hard as what agrees.
One night for PhD students and researchers.
9:40 pm
You brief, then close the laptop.
"Chapter 2 needs the literature on sleep loss and memory in night-shift nurses. Find what's been published since 2018, drop anything retracted, and tell me where my argument is weak."
11:15 pm
Mark reads your chapter and the new papers.
He tags each claim to its page. A meta-analysis from this month disagrees with what you say in section 2.3, so he flags it.
2:30 am
Gary digs through the literature.
He reads 612 papers, drops the 38 that were retracted or superseded and ranks the 12 that matter. One paper's full text can't be reached, so he flags it and doesn't cite it.
4:50 am
Fiona maps it. Mark checks her work.
She builds a literature map and drafts a note for your supervisor. Mark checks that each reference exists and says what she says it says. It locks as Held. Not sent.
7:02 am
Your phone buzzes.
A short summary, and the two things that need you. The rest is done.
This is your morning. Try it.
It's the phone screen you'd open at 7:02. Nothing here is a screenshot, so go ahead and tap.
- Tap any line to open its source.
- Read the two flagged lines.
- Edit the draft if you like, then approve it.
Tuesday, 7:02 am
Chapter 2, sleep loss and memory
12 papers matter. One new paper disagrees with section 2.3. The map and your supervisor note are held for you.
Note to your supervisor
Held. Not sentI've updated the Chapter 2 reading. Twelve papers matter most. A new meta-analysis challenges my claim in 2.3, so I'd like to talk it through on Thursday. I've also removed a retracted paper from 2.1.
Example only. The papers and authors are invented to show how it works.
Your three associates.
They hand work to each other and check each other. Here's what each one does for you.
Mark reads.
Reads new papers as they appear and your own chapters, tags each claim to its page, and flags anything that disagrees with you.
Gary digs.
Mass-reads the literature, drops retracted and superseded work and ranks the few papers that matter.
Fiona drafts.
Builds literature maps and drafts notes. Mark cross-checks each reference, then it locks as Held. Not sent.
Five briefs to start with.
Pick the one closest to your week. Each is written the way you'd brief a research assistant.
Literature review sweepYou're starting a chapter and want to see the shape of the field.
Find what's been published on this topic since 2018. Drop anything retracted. Group the papers by the question they answer and rank the 15 I should read first.
By morningA grouped map of the field with page references, and what was dropped and why.
Reference checkA chapter is nearly done and you want to know each citation holds up.
Check every reference in this chapter. Confirm each paper exists, hasn't been retracted, and says what I say it says. List anything that doesn't hold.
By morningA short list of problems, each with the source, and anything that couldn't be confirmed.
New paper watchYou're writing up and can't keep reading everything.
Every week, watch for new papers on my topic. Tell me only about ones that agree with or challenge a claim in my draft, and say which claim.
By morningQuiet most days. When something matters, a push with the paper and the claim it touches.
Argument stress testYou want to find the weak spot before your examiner does.
Read this chapter as a sceptical examiner. Find the published work that disagrees with my main claims and tell me which claims have the thinnest support.
By morningEach weak claim with the evidence against it, cited, for you to answer in your own words.
Supervisor meeting prepThe meeting is tomorrow and you've lost track of what changed.
Summarize what I've changed in this chapter since last month and what's new in the literature. List three questions worth asking my supervisor.
By morningA short held note you can edit and send, or take with you.
How to write a good brief.
Four sentences is enough. Say what you'd tell a research assistant before leaving for the day.
The job
Find the literature on sleep loss and memory in night-shift nurses.
One clear job, as you'd say it to a research assistant.
What to read
Use papers since 2018, plus my Chapter 2 draft.
Name the sources. Anything else gets flagged, not assumed.
What matters
I care most about evidence that disagrees with section 2.3.
This tells Gary how to rank what he finds.
What you want back
Give me a literature map, and a short note for my supervisor.
Fiona drafts to this, and it waits for you.
What it won't do.
- It doesn't write your thesis. It reads, checks and maps, and the argument stays yours.
- It doesn't send anything to your supervisor without your yes.
- It doesn't invent a reference. If it can't confirm a paper, you'll see that plainly.
- It doesn't know your university's rules. Check what your department says about AI before you use it.
Questions you might have.
Can AI do a literature review for my thesis?
It can do the heavy reading. Corrente finds papers, drops retracted ones, groups them and shows you where each claim comes from. Deciding what it all means, and writing that down, is your job.
Will it make up references?
Corrente is built to refuse that. Each reference links to its source, and Mark checks that the paper exists and says what's claimed. If that can't be confirmed, the line says so.
Is it allowed at my university?
Rules vary by university and department. Check yours and ask your supervisor. Using Corrente for reading and reference checks is often treated differently from using AI to write, but your institution decides.
How is this different from a chat tool?
A chat tool answers while you're there. Corrente takes a brief and keeps working for hours after you leave, then sends you the result with sources.
Can it follow a topic over months?
Yes. That's what it's for. Brief it once and it keeps watching for new papers, then tells you when one touches your work.
Do I need any technical skills?
No. You write what you want in plain English and read the result on your phone.
Brief once. They keep going.
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