AI tool turns any paper into an ‘agent’ that can collaborate and answer complex queries

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A new artificial-intelligence tool quickly transforms a research paper into a bespoke AI agent that serves as a “virtual corresponding author”. The agent can respond immediately to questions about the paper, providing a convenient way for scientists to grasp advances in unfamiliar fields. It can also apply the paper’s methods to a fresh data set and even collaborate autonomously with agents for papers from other scientific disciplines.