With technological advancements offering new research opportunities, this chapter explores how artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as Elicit.com, ResearchRabbit.ai, ChatPDF, and ChatGPT can be used for facilitating research. We investigate their potential for exploring and synthesising literature and data analysis (specifically with the use of R statistical software). Using examples, we discuss these platforms’ key features that may allow researchers to efficiently collect and organise literature and complement software like R for data analysis. We also discuss some of these platforms’ key limitations, to provide a holistic picture of the extent to which AI can facilitate the research process.