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Kailani is a student at UMA who is interested in becoming a medical assistant. She has a project due next week, in which she must write a report on a common health condition that affects the elderly population. She decides to choose Alzheimer's disease as her topic because her grandmother was diagnosed with it a few years ago. She wants to learn more about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease, and how it affects the quality of life of the patients and their caregivers. She also wants to include some personal stories and experiences from people who have Alzheimer's disease or care for someone who does.
Kailani starts her internet research by typing "Alzheimer's disease" in Google. She gets millions of results, but she is not sure which ones are reliable and relevant. She clicks on the first link, which is a Wikipedia article. She reads the article and finds some useful information, but she also notices that it has a warning that says, "This article needs additional citations for verification". She wonders if she can trust the information on Wikipedia, and if she can use it as a source for her report.
1. What are some advantages and disadvantages of using Google as an internet research tool?
2. How can Kailani use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with her internet research on Alzheimer's Disease?
3. What are some of the criteria that Kailani can use to evaluate the credibility and timeliness of online resources?