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Federal Medical Scientists Are Using LLMs as Research Co-Pilots

The number of cancer-related publications listed in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed citation database, for instance, has more than doubled since 2005, according to news platform OncoDaily. As the volume of medical research continues to grow, keeping up to date on recent findings can be challenging.

Federal Medical Scientists Are Using LLMs as Research Co-Pilots

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As the volume of medical research continues to grow, keeping up to date on recent findings can be challenging.

The number of cancer-related publications listed in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed citation database, for instance, has more than doubled since 2005, according to news platform OncoDaily.

To help researchers sift through this deep pool of data, some federal agencies are employing large language model (LLM) functionality.

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As the volume of medical research continues to grow, keeping up to date on recent findings can be challenging. The number of cancer-related publications listed in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed citation database, for instance, has more than doubled since 2005, according to news platform OncoDaily. To help researchers sift through this deep pool of data, some federal agencies are employing large language model (LLM) functionality.

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  • This includes the National Cancer Institute, which used a chatbot feature it had added to its Fellows and Young Investigators (FYI) app to onboard fellows…

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