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Elicit: AI Research Assistant
About This Resource
Elicit is purpose-built for academic research. Upload a research question and it finds relevant papers, extracts key data points, and helps you synthesize findings. Unlike general-purpose chatbots, Elicit is trained specifically on academic workflows and cites its sources transparently.
How to use it
- How to formulate effective research queries in Elicit
- Extracting structured data across multiple papers
- Building evidence tables automatically
- Comparing findings across studies
- Limitations and when to verify Elicit's outputs
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