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Complete newbie asking: Does it replace my librarian? (Spoiler: no.)

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We’re a small research team considering Iris.ai. Our budget is tight, so I looked at their pricing page first. They advertise it as a research assistant.

I ran a trial on a set of clinical protocols. It found some related papers, but missed key regulatory guidelines a human librarian flagged immediately. The summaries were surface-level.

My take: It’s a search accelerator, not a replacement. You still need a specialist to interpret and vet the results. For the cost, that’s a significant limitation. Has anyone else reached a similar conclusion after a paid subscription? I’m weighing whether the time saved on initial filtering justifies the annual fee.



   
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