A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Artificial Research Assistant: GPT-4 as a Categorizing Tool for Research Notes
Authors: Puhtila, Panu; Heino, Timi; Rajapaksha, Sammani; Rauti, Sampsa
Editors: Rocha, Alvaro; Ferrás, Carlos; Calvo, Hiram
Conference name: International Conference on Information Technology and Systems
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication year: 2025
Journal:: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Book title : Information Technology and Systems: ICITS 2025, Volume 1
Volume: 1447
First page : 93
Last page: 110
ISBN: 978-3-031-93108-6
eISBN: 978-3-031-93109-3
ISSN: 2367-3370
eISSN: 2367-3389
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93109-3_9
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93109-3_9
In this paper, we conduct a study on whether GPT-4 can be successfully used to aid in categorization of the research notes. Our test material consists of notes made on privacy policies and cookie consent banners presented at the online clothing marketplace websites. Our findings indicate that GPT-4 can be utilized in this fashion, but it must be closely supervised by the human researcher, as it is prone to producing erroneous information and peculiar categorizations. We will also raise several points about the general quality of the answers generated by GPT-4 and their applicability for use in scientific research.
Funding information in the publication:
This research has been funded by Academy of Finland project 327397, IDA – Intimacy in Data-Driven Culture.
