Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software and applications using artificial intelligence (AI) for generating confidence metrics and reliability scores for assessing the credibility, accuracy, and quality of information sources used in research as a service (RaaS) offerings and publishing; artificial intelligence as a service (AIaaS) for evaluating data sources, scholarly articles, publications, web content, and other research materials to calculate and present standardized confidence indicators; providing AI-generated metrics through APIs for integration into third-party software applications and digital platforms; consultation services in the field of evaluation and verification of research data and sources using artificial intelligence-based assessment frameworks.