Where is the line for using AI in academic work?

You have started using AI for reviewing literature and drafting, and it helps. But you are uneasy, unsure where legitimate use ends and something dishonest begins. That worry is a good sign. It means your sense of integrity is still doing its job, which is more than many can say. A useful test is whether the work still represents your own thinking and stands behind your name honestly. Using a tool to search, organize, or polish is different from letting it think for you and passing that off as your own. The line is not about the tool. It is about ownership and honesty, whether the ideas and the judgment are truly yours. When in doubt, be open about it. Check your field's guidance, and ask whether you would be comfortable explaining exactly how you used the tool. If the honest answer makes you flinch, that is your line. Integrity kept in the open is rarely the integrity you lose.