AI for Scientific Search

39 omarsar 3 7/3/2025, 3:19:20 PM arxiv.org ↗

Comments (3)

gavinray · 47m ago
I was hoping for this to announce a tool for research.

Anyone know of the best way to do something like:

"Find most relevant papers related to topic XYZ, download them, extract metadata, generate big-picture summary and entity-relationship graph"?

Having a nice workflow for this would be the best thing since sliced bread for hobbyists interested in niche science topics.

Recently found https://minicule.com which is free and lets you search + import, but it focuses more on "concept-extraction" than LLM synthesis/summary.

AustinBGibbons · 35m ago
mixedmath · 1h ago
From the title, I had thought that this would be a new tool for searching science, such as searching the arxiv. But this is actually a survey.

I quote the conclusion of the survey:

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In conclusion, rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly large language models like OpenAI-o1 and DeepSeek-R1, have demonstrated substantial potential in areas such as logical reasoning and experimental coding. These developments have sparked increasing interest in applying AI to scientific research. However, despite the growing potential of AI in this domain, there is a lack of comprehensive surveys that consolidate current knowledge, hindering further progress. This paper addresses this gap by providing a detailed survey and unified framework for AI4Research. Our contributions include a systematic taxonomy for classifying AI4Research tasks, identification of key research gaps and future directions, and a compilation of open-source resources to support the community. We believe this work will enhance our understanding of AI’s role in research and serve as a catalyst for future advancements in the field.

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I jumped at this because I'm a mathematician who has been complaining about the lack of effective mathematical search for several years.