Evidence synthesis is essential—but screening thousands of citations is costly, slow, and labor-intensive. Johns Hopkins' Lisa Brown, Research Associate in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, along with Dr. Karen Robinson, Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of JHU's Evidence-based Practice Center, tackled…
AI-Led Extraction Isn't Saving Researchers Time. Here’s What Happened When We Tried. Artificial intelligence is often celebrated as the ultimate time-saver for researchers. But in a recent experiment, we discovered something unexpected: when it comes to data extraction, AI can actually slow things down. At PICO Portal, we tested large…
We’re thrilled to announce that PICO Portal has joined the NVIDIA Inception program, a fantastic initiative that nurtures startups transforming industries with AI and other technological advancements. At PICO Portal, we are dedicated to accelerating evidence synthesis in scientific research and innovation. Our advanced AI-enabled systematic literature review (SLR) platform…
We are excited to share how PICO Portal Plus+ has supported the important study on "A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences" (2024). Our unique blend of AI and crowdsourcing makes systematic reviews efficient and effective. With PICO Portal Plus+, you benefit from: ✅ Simple…
We are proud to announce that Eitan Agai, the visionary founder and CEO of PICO Portal, has been selected as a member of the GUIDING COUNCIL for AcademyHealth’s Expert Meeting on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Health Services Research (HSR). This prestigious two-day seminar brings together thought leaders and innovators to…
PICO Portal announces the launch of its newest feature: Ask AI, designed to empower researchers, scientists, and systematic reviewers to generate and access valuable information about their projects with ease. PICO Portal Founder, Eitan Agai, shares, "PICO Portal's commitment to excellence is unwavering. We're continually inspired by the advancements in…
In this commentary, we discuss ChatGPT and our perspectives on its utility to systematic reviews (SRs) through the appropriateness and applicability of its responses to SR related prompts. The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies leave many wondering about the current capabilities, limitations, and opportunities for integration AI into scientific…
The AI revolution is significantly changing the landscape of various industries, and biomedical research is no exception. As pioneers in the field, PICO Portal has been at the forefront of integrating these advancements to redefine the way systematic reviews are conducted. Today, we're thrilled to unveil our latest innovation –…
Brace yourselves, researchers, for a significant evolution in systematic reviews! 🚀 PICO Portal is proud to be the first-ever evidence synthesis platform to integrate with OpenAI's GPT-4.0, paving the way to the future of research. Our newest feature offers automated "Study Selection" based on the PRISMA 2020 diagram - a…
PICO Portal (PP) prioritizes articles for review using natural language processing and active learning to monitor user decisions on eligibility during title/abstract screening. To predict eligibility, PP uses several algorithms including both decision tree (e.g., SVM, Random Forest Naïve Bayes) and deep learning (e.g., Bidirectional Encoder Representations (BERT)) models. We…
