Elicit

Elicit is an AI research assistant designed to streamline and enhance the scientific research process. It enables researchers to efficiently search, summarize, and extract data from a vast database of over 138 million academic papers and 545,000 clinical trials. Elicit supports researchers in various stages of their work, from initial information gathering to in-depth systematic literature reviews.

Key features include semantic search, which allows users to find relevant results without needing specific keywords, and the generation of customizable research reports inspired by systematic reviews. Elicit can automate screening and data extraction for systematic reviews, potentially saving researchers up to 80% of their time. The platform also offers a library feature for storing and organizing sources for future projects and alerts to keep users updated on new research.

Elicit differentiates itself through its scale, accuracy, transparency, and interactive capabilities. It can analyze up to 20,000 data points at once and supports AI-generated claims with sentence-level citations. Unlike simple chat-based AI tools, Elicit provides rich, interactive tables and multi-step workflows.

Elicit is targeted towards researchers in academia and industry across various domains, including pharmaceuticals, academia, medical devices & technology, policy & government, consumer goods, and industrials. It aims to help them understand existing research more quickly, push the frontiers of science, design effective products, make evidence-based policies, improve consumer products, and discover new materials.