AI Research Foundations
Learn to direct, inspect, verify, and defend AI-assisted researchOpen accessAI Research Foundations
Learn to direct, inspect, verify, and take responsibility for AI-assisted research. Finish with a complete paper you can defend.
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Build 1 of 7 · Week 1 · 35 min
Why Research, and What Researchers Owe the Truth
Separate responsible AI assistance from work that only looks like research. Establish what you are willing to verify, explain, and defend.
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Operating method
The NSRI AI Research Loop
Repeated in every build
01
Define
02
Direct
03
Inspect
04
Verify
05
Decide
06
Log
AI expands what you can attempt. This loop keeps the evidence, judgment, and final responsibility human.
Pacing standard
Plan for 4–6 weeks—the course ends with a complete paper, not completed lessons
We recommend completing approximately one build every two days so you have time to think, verify evidence, and revise. This is guidance—not a release schedule. Complete a build and the next one unlocks immediately.
Week 1
Build 1
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Build 2
Week 1
Build 3
Weeks 1–2
Build 4
Week 2
Build 5
Week 2
Build 6
Usually Weeks 3–6
Build 7
What happens after build 7
Completion is not automatic admission
Your complete paper enters an AI evidence review, integrity check, and manuscript-specific adaptive defense. An authorized human reviewer then assigns the final grade. Students who earn at least 80/100 become eligible for research-team matching.