This article introduces various tools that help simplify texts, summarize them, or check them for simple language.

Tools zur Überprüfung von Texten auf einfache Sprache

• Language Tool
  The language tool checks texts for simple language and provides tips on wording.
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• Psychometrica
  Psychometrica provides the readability index for texts. This index classifies texts according to comprehensibility.
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Simplify scripts and texts with chatbots

Chatbots that use artificial intelligence can summarize and simplify long or complicated texts and scripts. Depending on the tool, you can either copy the text into the input field or upload it as a text file.

Important:

• Most AI systems pose concerns regarding data protection. Therefore, the document shouldn't contain any sensitive information, such as names or other personal details.
• Chatbots make mistakes! It is highly likely that the AI will manipulate content in some way. These tools are therefore a support tool to help you write a summary or rephrase text, not a substitute for human effort.
   
• Einfache Sprache
  The tool can translate texts into simple language. Complicated texts or long scripts can thus be simplified. Since the number of words is limited, longer texts must be inserted in sections.
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• Chat.AI and ChatGPT
  These are chatbot tools that can be used for text-based communication. Among their many uses, chatbots can simplify or summarise texts. One possible prompt for simplifying a script could be as follows:

  ‘Summarise the uploaded document in bullet points, using complete sentences and simple language.' Look closely at each paragraph in the script and extract all of the content. It is very important that all content is included! Don't exclude anything, but don't add any new content either!"
  
  Tipp:
  Chat.AI from the provider Academic Cloud is safer than ChatGPT and can be used for free with your BURG login details.
  
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