AskAI

Sci-Bot is an AI-powered research assistant built on top of Sci-Hub, designed to answer user questions by directly searching and analyzing scientific literature instead of generating responses from general training data. It works by scanning a vast database of full-text academic papers and extracting relevant findings to produce answers grounded in published research, often including references and links to the original studies. It presents itself as a simple interface where users can ask questions in multiple languages, and the system automatically searches for relevant keywords, retrieves academic articles, and synthesizes information into a structured response. It follows a step-by-step process similar to a human researcher, showing intermediate searches and sources before delivering a final answer. A key focus is on reducing hallucinations by relying on existing scientific papers rather than purely generative outputs, and it can provide direct access to full-text documents.