Consensus- Popular AI Research and Study Assistant

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Students have to work hard to write literature reviews or research articles. Professionals, doctors, and researchers need time and energy to conduct research and gather information. In this situation, having AI research or study assistance is crucial. So, you all should know about Consensus AI. This free study and research assistant is helpful for all those who are linked to research in any way.

What is Consensus 

Consensus is not a chatbot but a study tool that aims to simplify knowledge acquisition. It makes sure that knowledge is accessible and consumable for all individuals. For this purpose, it scans thousands of research articles and books to provide credible answers and sources. It provides evidence-based answers at an accelerated pace, helping people avoid burnout while researching the article.

It uses artificial intelligence to scan millions of research papers. Its natural language processing and GPT technology enable it to summarize articles and research papers and provide you with relevant information. You don't need to read through large PDF files anymore.

Due to its popularity and functionalities, it is used by more than 2 million people. Students and researchers present in 5000 universities or educational institutes globally use Consensus. Some of these are Harvard University, The University of Michigan, the National Academy of Sciences, McKinsey and Company, and NASA.

Pricing of Consensus

Free: You will get unlimited searches, AI-powered filters, and research articles in it. However, it provides you limited access to its different AI features, such as consensus meter, copilot, and study snapshot.

Premium: At 8.99 dollars per month, you would get unlimited access to Consensus Meter, GPT-4 summaries, copilot, study snapshots, and other features.

Teams: This package is for small teams and organizations. You could buy one seat for your team member for 9.99 dollars per month. It would give you a discount on up to 200 seats.

Custom: If you have a large organization, then having custom plans could help you a lot. You could get massive discounts, integration with your research library, management of thousands of users, and  dedicated support in this plan.

Key Features of Consensus

Scientific-Backed AI Research

Consensus is linked with over 200 million research papers and articles. Its advanced artificial intelligence technology and natural language processing system allow you to pull insights, reports, and evidence directly from studies. You could write the question and it would extract scientific facts and knowledge from research articles. It would provide you with answers that are backed by credible sources. 

It also provides you with a list of relevant research papers while responding to your questions. Each research paper has an AI-generated summary below the title. This summary will tell you the crux of the research paper. If you open any from the list, it shows you an abstract and summary. If you want to read the full text, this option is also available.

Synthesis

There is an option of synthesis when you ask any question from Consensus. In this option, AI provides you with an answer after extracting the information from 10 to 16 relevant research papers. It analyzes a bunch of articles and provides you with an answer based on the conclusions of those papers.

You could download, export, or copy that synthesis for future use or to share with someone.

Copilot

With Synthesis, there is another option: Copilot. It uses GPT-4 technology to write your literature reviews, articles, and papers with proper sources and references. For example, you could ask the tool to provide you with a literature review on the best health exercises topic. The GPT-4 technology will write high-quality literature reviews for you. The linked sources in the answer would allow you to go to the research papers from which the AI has extracted the knowledge. If you want to read the original research papers, you could do that too.

Consensus Meter

Consensus Meter uses advanced language learning models and acts as a barometer for questions that require yes and no answers. It has three options: yes, no, and possibly. These options let him swiftly gauge the level of consensus and divergence among a set of individuals. It helps in providing a clear view of where a group of individuals stand.

Filters

There are various kinds of filters that you could use to narrow down your research and get the exact information you are looking for. When you have submitted your topic, it will ask you to add different types of filters.

If you want Consensus to extract information from the previous five years of research articles only, you could set it through the years filter. Moreover, you could set the number of citations each research paper should have.

If you have any specific journal in mind, you should add the filter of that journal, too. With this, you could set any specific methodology if you want. For example, if you want research papers that are based on case reports only, you could add this filter too. The tool also allows you to set any country in which your research articles are to be based.

Study Snapshot

The study snapshot is present beneath each research paper’s title. It contains every sort of information that you need about that research article. For example, the method used in the research paper, the country on which it is based, the type of sample used in it, and other aspects. It also contains other crucial information such as how much time this research article is cited.

Citing

There is the option of citing sources beneath each research paper the tool has given you in response to your question. When you click on the cite button, it gives you the option of adding different kinds of citing references, such as APA or MLA, to your research paper.

Bookmarks

You can bookmark the answers to your questions. In response to your question, Consensus provides you with a synthesis, co-pilot, and a list of research articles. You could save them on your list. The platform allows you to create different kinds of lists and save various answers in them.

Integration with ChatGPT 

Consensus is available in the GPT format. It means you could use this tool in your ChatGPT if you don't want to sign up on Consensus. The best thing is you could use it for free.

For this, you need to go to your ChatGPT website and click on the GPTs option. In it, search Consensus and the GPT will be in front of you. Click on it to use it as a chatbot.

Now, you could ask any question from it and it would provide you detailed answers from different research papers and articles. 

Who Could Use Consensus?

Students: You could write your research articles and literature review with the help of Consensus. It speeds up your research process by extracting key research papers, and outlining your literature review. It could be the best research assistant.

Researchers: Researchers could identify the gaps in research in their field with the help of the Consensus Meter. It summarizes different research papers, enabling researchers to go through different PDF papers without reading the whole document. Its GPT capabilities also help researchers in the writing process.

Clinicians: When a patient comes to you and asks any question, knowing credible sources or having the knowledge of the latest research trends would help you in guiding them. So, you could ask Consensus the medical question and it would provide you the answer by extracting information from different sources.

Writers and Journalists: Do you want to write on any specific topic that requires extensive reading and research? If yes, then using Consensus could save you from a lot of hustle.Health and Fitness Experts: Do you want to know about the benefits of any latest supplements? Do you want to check the effectiveness of any exercise? Well, ask Consensus and it would provide you the answer with credible research sources.

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