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This article examines the possibilities of using AI-powered tools to enhance English academic writing. It has been noted that tools like Paperpal, Writefull, Wordvice, and Quillbot are multifunctional and thereby appropriate for editing, paraphrasing, and summarizing text. It has been stressed that, in view of a number of advantages of using ChatGPT when working with difficult-to-understand texts, Quillbot, Grammarly, and ProWritingAid could be of better value for editing, as well as Perplexity and Copilot for providing better sources. It has been emphasized that the issues of the influence of ChatGPT on the development of students’ individual writing skills and the authenticity of AI-assisted writing, remain disputable. It has been highlighted that among the strengths of using DeepL Translator, in contrast to Google Translator, is its ability to produce more accurate and clearer translations, though, at the same time, it is inferior to the human ability to stylistically edit text. It was noted that Grammarly is effective in making writing concise, identifying and correcting errors, and can have a positive impact on the development of students’ learning autonomy, whereas the weakness of the tool is that it does not always make a clear vocabulary choice and may omit mistakes. It was also emphasized that the tools have expanded potential in the paid plan. It has been concluded that the analyzed tools can be beneficial when the need to improve academic writing exists, though the efficacy of their use depends on the language level of the user. Such tools should be used in the educational process so that students develop the necessary skills of English academic writing.
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