Sci-Hub — the shadow library courts treat as copyright-infringing — launched its own AI research assistant. Reviews are mixed: Sci-Hub's shrinking access to paywalled literature limits the tool's value.
Benefits & outcomes
A data point on what happens when AI research tools are built outside the licensing economy entirely.
Notes & quotes
Grounded AI's Nick Morley analysed 514 references Sci-Bot created: nearly 30% had some form of author misattribution.
Helen's own test (a history of Digital Science): key points covered, nothing beyond 2023, some absolute clangers — roughly 50% of core claims accurate, 30% inaccurate or misleading, 20% needing careful checking.
Publisher / company: Sci-Hub
Date of mention: 20/05/2026
Source: https://sci-bot.ru/