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A responsible AI tool, purpose-built for researchers

We built Nature Research Assistant specifically for research.

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Nature Research Assistant is not a generic AI tool—it’s built specifically for researchers. A recent Springer Nature survey found that over 50% of researchers see AI as increasingly important in supporting their work. However, they want tools they can trust—tools that protect their data, uphold scientific integrity, and are developed with their needs in mind. Data also shows that researchers are looking to publishers to help support and guide this.  

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Nature Research Assistant has been developed in direct response to these needs, and in collaboration with researchers. It’s powered by AI and built on a vast corpus of peer-reviewed academic content. Its features are designed to save researchers time without compromising scientific rigor.  

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Importantly, user content is never used to train the AI, and we maintain strict standards around data use and AI integrity. While AI outputs should always be reviewed critically, and it is always important for researchers to read the full paper of any that they cite, the team at Nature Research Assistant have developed measures to enable outputs to be of high quality based on a range of criteria.   

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For example, what sets Nature Research Assistant apart from ChatGPT?

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Characteristic ChatGPT Nature Research Assistant
Developed specifically for researchers NO YES
Uses peer-reviewed academic content to power the tool YES, undisclosed what content YES, including Springer Nature, Elsevier, openly available content from Wiley, Sage, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, AAAS, PNAS, AIP, IoPP, De Gruyter, Thieme, Emerald and more.
Uploaded papers or draft manuscripts are used to train the LLM Varies by agreement NO
Technology underpinning it Large Language Model (LLM) Large Language Model (LLM) plus knowledge graph plus a range of techniques to deliver high quality responses for researchers.
Developed based on the best practices of science communication from Nature Portfolio NO YES