Given Generative AI’s ability to search and synthesize information all over the web in a matter of seconds, it is also helpful in identifying which sources could exemplify your research. AI can also help you find background information on authors or publishers to ensure that it is indeed a reliable source.
I partly agree with this. While AI has the power and ability to make things like this possible, AI comes with many inconsistencies that are far to frequent for it to be used as a responsible tool for gathering information for now. It's without a doubt going to be more consistent in the near future by ten fold, but now's to soon to deem it a reliable option.