Introduction to Consensus
Consensus is an artificial intelligence-based tool for querying and summarizing research papers. Users can ask questions, and Consensus can search for relevant answers and present them in an accurate manner.
Consensus has reduced the possibility of artificial intelligence writing wrong references, enabling users to receive more scientific and accurate answers to their questions. Consensus offers two modes: free and paid ($7 per month), with the paid mode allowing for more summary functions and the ability to use ChatGPT4 on the platform.
How to Use Consensus
We test Consensus by asking specific questions. After registration, we can see the following page:
We choose a system generated question: does rising inflation cause a recession? The content processed by Consensus is:
Consensus has listed some specific research papers and highlighted the parts related to the problem. By reading these contents, we can quickly obtain the desired results. If we need to browse more detailed content, we can click on one of the columns, and Consensus will display the abstract and link of the paper.
We can click on Full text to view the paper or use the Cite function to reference this article in our own research. This method can effectively improve the working efficiency.
Finally, let’s try the summary function of Consensus. This function requires a lot of references. We inquire about another question: Does green tea help with weight loss? Consensus concluded that 73% of the 15 papers believe that green tea can help reduce weight, 20% believe that the two may be related, and 7% believe that it is not helpful. The articles listed behind also indicate the researchers’ attitude towards this issue.
Summary
As an AI research assistance tool, Consensus is convenient to use, can save users a lot of time searching for papers, and can provide accurate answers.
