New AI Research Platform Aims to Overcome 'Jargon-Heavy' Barrier in Scientific Collaboration
A new AI research platform called Proemial aims to disrupt the way teams collaborate on complex scientific projects by democratizing access to research insights. Founded by veteran venture capitalist Dave Khosla, Proemial is designed to make it easier for researchers and experts from various fields to share knowledge and build upon each other's work.
According to Khosla, the platform's primary focus is not only on providing accurate answers but also on fostering collaborative discussions among users. Users can ask questions, comment on existing discussions, and even create private teams to collaborate with their colleagues. This approach aims to reduce the jargon-heavy nature of traditional research discussions.
One of Proemial's key partners is a large Research and Development (R&D) company that employs thousands of researchers who no longer work in academia. Their role involves taking research findings and applying them to real-world problems, which is where Proemial's platform aims to provide significant value.
"Their job is to take the research and apply it to a commercial problem," Khosla explained. "And that's where we want to come in. We don't believe the insights finish on a paper. The insights start on a paper."
Proemial has already attracted partnerships with prominent organizations such as CERN, Novo Nordisk, Google (Alphabet), Facebook (Meta), Amazon, and MIT, among others.
To ensure accuracy, Proemial's platform uses research-based output, carefully curated to provide references and connections to relevant papers. According to Khosla, this approach helps avoid the "hallucination problem" where AI models generate information that is not backed by credible sources.
The platform is ready for testing and can be accessed via a click-at-the-end link provided.
"We want to make it easy for people to access these insights and contribute to them in a way that feels natural," Khosla said. By bridging the gap between research and industry applications, Proemial has the potential to revolutionize the field of scientific collaboration.