Undermind (YC S24) - AI agent for discovering scientific papers

Hi Product Hunt! 👋 We are incredibly excited to launch Undermind — 10-50x better search for scientific research. ❌ The Problem: Finding the right resources to solve problems is crucial for doing impactful research. • However, researchers often need to find really complex information. • Tools like PubMed and Google Scholar only work for simple phrases. It often takes hours to sift through the (mostly irrelevant) results. ✨ Our Solution: We rebuilt search from the ground up for complex questions. Our AI agent: • Mimics how a human researcher searches. • Adapts based on what it finds to uncover everything. • Ultimately, is 10-50x better than traditional keyword search engines. ⚙️ How to use it Just write down your complex research topic, describing exactly what you want, as if to a colleague. After 2-3 minutes, Undermind will give you the precisely relevant articles you need. 🙏 Why we're doing this @thomas_hartke and I, the builders of Undermind, are scientists ourselves. We’ve spent a lot of time looking through research literature and have personally experienced those “aha” moments - when you realize you could have saved 3 months of work if only you knew about that one paper earlier! Our goal isn’t to save you a few minutes of searching yourself; it’s to make it easy to find the solutions that can drastically improve your overall research project.

Hi @joshua_ramette Very amazing, I can't wait to use the product 👏

as journal editor... this tools saves me sooo much time... it is also an excellent investigative tool

Congratulations on the launch! Tried it and it works decently well. But how do you differentiate from similar tools already in the market with output capabilities that are similar or better? For example, Scispace (typeset.io)? Been using them for a while and even the free version works well despite the rate limits. Especially like the feature to further deep dive into a specific paper after the literature review gives me a tabular summary. By the time you build out similar features, won’t such companies already have moved 10 steps ahead? Could be wrong, happy to understand better.

Hey Joshua, How does Undermind handle very new or niche research areas where there might be limited published work? Do you have any plans to incorporate preprint servers or conference proceedings into the search scope? Congrats on the launch!

I have started using it recently and love hiw relevant the papers are to my scientific question and the "save search " function. Congratulations 🎊

I came across this new AI tool from a random ad, it seems it can find complex papers better than Google Scholar, but I'm skeptical if it's truly 10-50x better, as a bank CEO focused on innovation, I'd like to see more transparent data on its performance, also is there a feature for integrating it with existing research library databases?

Interesting idea diving into the deep end of scientific papers but isn't there a risk that relying too much on AI might miss out on some nuanced findings often uncovered in a more manual search, if it's anything like Pubmed or Google Scholar users may see some limitations, I'd like to see some real-life test cases before jumping on board

Congrats on the launch of Undermind, @joshua_ramette! 🚀 It sounds like a game changer for researchers struggling with complex queries. Really love the approach of mimicking human search habits—excited to see how it reshapes literature reviews. Upvote from me!

I tried the product and was so impressed that I signed our team up for an Undermind subscription. Nice work @joshua_ramette and @thomas_hartke

It's great to see a tool that caters so well to the needs of researchers and academics.

Congrats on the launch! I love the approach and how you all are solving this problem!

So incredible to have an expert research librarian at my fingertips!!! Congrats @joshua_ramette and @thomas_hartke

Nice launch guys! I am into research myself and I have seen this space blow up in the last couple of years. Love the approach taken. SciSpace still gets my vote in this category on the sheer ease of use and the pace at which it helps my research, plus they also have writing capabilities now. But excited to see how Undermind develops! Will be watching closely

This sounds really promising, @joshua_ramette! The idea of mimicking human search behavior for complex queries is intriguing. I’ve often struggled to find relevant research quickly, so I can definitely see the value here. Can you share more insights on how the AI adapts its search strategy? Also, what’s the pricing model for Undermind? Is there a freemium option for users to test it out first?

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Congrats on the launch, @joshua_ramette! 🚀 It's about time we had an upgrade in research search tools. The struggle with irrelevant results from PubMed and Google Scholar is all too real. Undermind sounds like a game changer for those complex queries—excited to see how it mimics human search behaviors. It’s like having a research assistant who never runs out of coffee! ☕ Can't wait to try it out and witness the 10-50x magic for myself. Here’s to saving us all those crushing hours of searching! 💪 #Makers #Launch

If this tool can cut down on my research time, I might actually have time to finish that book I've been pretending to read! 😅📖

@joshua_ramette - this is an amazing idea! This solves my recent biggest frustration with AI: hallucinations. Last time, I thought I found through ChatGPT the perfect research paper for my needs, only to discover that it was completely made up. Will give your product a spin on the free trial and let you know how it goes!

Love the concept ! Any plans to add more customization feature in the future?