Consensus
AI search engine that finds and summarizes scientific consensus on any question
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About
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine with a unique mission: to help anyone find what the scientific evidence actually says about any question. By searching through millions of peer-reviewed papers and using AI to synthesize findings, Consensus surfaces the weight of evidence and highlights where scientists agree or disagree.
When you ask a yes/no or factual question, Consensus shows you the Consensus Meter — a visual representation of how many papers support, oppose, or are neutral on the claim. This makes it immediately clear whether there is strong scientific consensus or ongoing debate. Each result includes a GPT-4-powered summary of the paper's finding relevant to your question.
Consensus is designed for anyone who wants to go beyond Google and Wikipedia to understand what the research actually shows — students, journalists, healthcare professionals, policy makers, and curious minds who want evidence-based answers.
When you ask a yes/no or factual question, Consensus shows you the Consensus Meter — a visual representation of how many papers support, oppose, or are neutral on the claim. This makes it immediately clear whether there is strong scientific consensus or ongoing debate. Each result includes a GPT-4-powered summary of the paper's finding relevant to your question.
Consensus is designed for anyone who wants to go beyond Google and Wikipedia to understand what the research actually shows — students, journalists, healthcare professionals, policy makers, and curious minds who want evidence-based answers.
Product Features
- Semantic search across 200+ million scientific papers
- Consensus Meter: visual representation of evidence agreement
- GPT-4 powered paper summaries relevant to the search query
- Study snapshots: population, sample size, methods, findings
- Copilot: AI synthesis of evidence across multiple papers
- Journal quality and citation count indicators
- Filter by study type, year, and domain
- Bookmarking and collections for research organization
- Citation export in multiple formats
- Consensus Meter: visual representation of evidence agreement
- GPT-4 powered paper summaries relevant to the search query
- Study snapshots: population, sample size, methods, findings
- Copilot: AI synthesis of evidence across multiple papers
- Journal quality and citation count indicators
- Filter by study type, year, and domain
- Bookmarking and collections for research organization
- Citation export in multiple formats
About the Publisher
Consensus was founded in 2021 by Eric Olson and Christian Salem. Based in San Francisco, the company has raised over $11 million in funding. The founders were motivated by the challenge of navigating scientific information during the COVID-19 pandemic, where misinformation spread rapidly in part because accessing and understanding peer-reviewed research was too difficult for most people. Consensus has been featured in major publications for its approach to democratizing access to scientific evidence.