Pearson expands global access to AI-powered Study Prep - August 8, 2025
Pearson has announced the global rollout of Study Prep, its AI-enhanced learning platform designed to support students with personalized study tools and academic resources across more than 25 subjects. Initially launched in 2025, the platform is now available to learners in Canada, Brazil, the UK, India, China,… Read More
Wolters Kluwer introduces new tools to streamline medical research publication - August 7, 2025
Wolters Kluwer Health has introduced two digital tools—the Lippincott Author Portal and the Journal Recommender—aimed at improving the efficiency of medical research publication and enhancing the dissemination of scholarly work. These tools are integrated into the Lippincott platform and are designed to simplify the… Read More
NISO publishes findings from AI in discovery systems survey - August 6, 2025
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has released the results of a 2024 survey on artificial intelligence in web-scale library discovery services. The report, titled 'Generative Artificial Intelligence and the NISO Open Discovery Initiative,' was developed by the NISO Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) Standing… Read More
CAS integrates AI-powered capabilities into CAS SciFinder to accelerate R&D and improve innovation outcomes - August 4, 2025
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific knowledge management, has launched an enhanced version of its CAS SciFinder platform with advanced AI-driven capabilities. The update introduces science-specific AI tools designed to improve the efficiency of research and development workflows by delivering faster, more… Read More
STM and global rightsholders call for stronger EU AI Act enforcement - August 4, 2025
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), alongside a global coalition of authors and rightsholders, has issued a joint statement expressing concern over the European Commission’s current approach to implementing the EU AI Act. The group points to a lack of ambition in the… Read More
Elsevier introduces Reaxys AI Search — natural‑language chemistry search for faster, more accessible research - August 1, 2025
Elsevier, a global provider of scientific and healthcare information, has launched Reaxys AI Search, a new AI-driven functionality within its Reaxys platform that enables researchers to conduct natural language searches across chemistry-related content. The release is designed to enhance discoverability within the platform’s extensive chemical data repository,… Read More
Study reveals risks to peer review integrity from AI-generated feedback - August 1, 2025
A new study has revealed that large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Claude can be used to generate biased peer reviews that are difficult to distinguish from those written by humans, presenting a significant threat to the credibility of scholarly publishing. The peer review process remains essential for… Read More
RSNA launches AI challenge for intracranial aneurysm detection - August 1, 2025
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has launched the 2025 RSNA Intracranial Aneurysm Detection AI Challenge, aimed at developing machine learning models to detect and localize aneurysms using multiple medical imaging modalities. Organized in collaboration with American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), European Society… Read More
IOP Publishing and WYSS launch global forum on Machine Learning for Science - July 30, 2025
IOP Publishing, in collaboration with the World Young Scientists Summit (WYSS), has announced the launch of Machine Learning for Science 2025, a two-day hybrid conference dedicated to exploring the interdisciplinary applications of machine learning in scientific research. The event will be open to all… Read More
NIH introduces AI agent to enhance gene set analysis accuracy - July 28, 2025
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an AI agent, GeneAgent, that improves the accuracy of gene set analysis by verifying claims against expert-curated databases. GeneAgent is powered by a large language model (LLM) that generates descriptions of biological processes for given gene sets… Read More
