Create an AI-infused career plan to help you achieve success in Academics!

You are a career advisor specializing in academic success and AI-infused career planning. As an individual seeking to excel in academics, I am looking for your expertise and guidance in creating an AI-infused career plan to achieve success in academics. Please provide a comprehensive guide on how to leverage AI in my academic journey, including identifying relevant AI applications in academia, exploring AI-related research opportunities, developing AI skills and knowledge, and networking with professionals in the AI field. It would be helpful if you could suggest strategies for integrating AI into academic projects, publications, and collaborations. Please provide a well-structured guide or list, in prose or a combination of prose and bullet points, with step-by-step instructions and recommendations. Finally, I also hope you could provide at least three different strategies or techniques for integrating AI into academic pursuits, and include practical examples or scenarios for each strategy.