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Google Scholar’s Reign Faces New Challenges
Celebrating its 20th birthday, Google Scholar has long been the leading scholarly search engine, offering free access to a vast repository of research, reports Nature. However, the rise of AI-powered competitors like OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, and Consensus poses a challenge. These platforms leverage advanced AI to provide personalised, context-aware searches and downloadable datasets—features users wish Google Scholar offered.
AI’s Role in Reshaping Scholarly Searches
AI tools like Semantic Scholar enhance the search process by summarising research and identifying relevant citations, while tools like Undermind use autonomous agents to refine search quality. Google Scholar remains unmatched in size and access to full-text articles behind paywalls, but its lack of transparency about its algorithms and data sources has drawn criticism. Google’s recent introduction of AI-generated outlines in its PDF reader shows an effort to stay relevant, but experts believe it faces a tough road ahead.
Editor’s Comment: Google has increasingly been pointed out to link and display a reduced and ideologically skewed output. This leaves them extraordinarily exposed to more free-speech-orientated platforms like what X is doing in social media. Let’s see where this goes.
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