What is Elicit?
Elicit is an AI-powered research assistant designed to revolutionize how researchers explore and analyze academic literature. Think of it as Google Scholar on steroids, capable of understanding and synthesizing information from millions of research papers at lightning speed.
Features
Elicit boasts a suite of powerful features to streamline your research workflow:
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Lightning-Fast Search: Search across a vast database of 125 million academic papers using natural language. No more clunky keyword searches or sifting through endless results.
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Concise Summaries: Get one-sentence abstract summaries of papers, allowing you to quickly grasp the essence of each study.
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Intelligent Exploration: Discover related papers based on your search terms, uncovering hidden connections and expanding your research scope.
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Data Extraction Made Easy: Effortlessly extract key data points from papers and organize them into structured tables. Say goodbye to tedious manual data entry.
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Theme Identification: Uncover recurring themes and concepts across multiple papers, gaining a deeper understanding of the research landscape.
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Conversational AI: Interact with Elicit using natural language, asking questions and receiving insightful answers directly from the research papers.
How to Use Elicit
Using Elicit is as simple as asking a question.
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Upload PDFs: Drag and drop your research papers into Elicit or browse your local files.
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Ask Away: Type your research questions in plain English. Elicit will scour the uploaded papers and provide relevant answers, along with source citations.
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Explore and Analyze: Dive deeper into the research by exploring related papers, extracting data, and identifying key themes.
Pricing
Elicit offers flexible pricing plans to suit your needs:
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Basic: Free for students and casual exploration.
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Plus: $12/month (billed annually) for independent researchers requiring more advanced features.
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Pro: $49/month (billed annually) for professional researchers conducting systematic reviews and large-scale analyses.
Testimonials
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what researchers are saying about Elicit:
- "It's rapidly surfaced a lot of interesting things I hadn't found through traditional search engines." - Michael Nielsen, PhD, Quantum Physicist, Computer Scientist, Author
- "I use Elicit almost every day for researching medical issues. It gets better and better. It's simply the best tool to stay well informed." - Torben Riise, PhD, Biotechnologist, Consultant, Author
- "Quickly becoming my front page for exploring unfamiliar literature. Amazingly powerful way to identify high-value seeds I can then mine and explore further." - Joel Chan, PhD Cognitive Psychology, HCI Professor, Researcher
FAQs
Q: How accurate are the answers provided by Elicit?
A: Elicit's language models are trained on a massive dataset of academic papers and are constantly being improved. While accuracy is high, it's essential to double-check the information and refer to the original sources.
Q: What types of research is Elicit best suited for?
A: Elicit excels in empirical domains involving experiments and concrete results, such as biomedicine and machine learning.
Q: Can I upload my own research papers to Elicit?
A: Yes, you can upload PDFs to analyze and extract data. Your uploaded papers remain private and are not shared with others.
Q: How can I get in touch with the Elicit team?
A: You can reach out to the Elicit team via email at [email protected] or join their Slack community.