PaperLens - your smarter, AI-powered way to explore research papers
Hi everyone! I'm excited to announce that I've recently launched PaperLens, built with Convex powering the entire backend. 
https://thepaperlens.com/? What is it?
Tired of wading through unreliable sources and struggling to verify scientific claims? PaperLens transforms how you explore academic research by connecting you directly to peer-reviewed papers from arXiv and PubMed Central. Leveraging retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and AI, it makes finding and understanding research papers as simple as having a conversation.
Key Features
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RAG-Powered Search: Semantic search combining AI with traditional search methods for precise results-
Research Assistant Chatbot: AI-powered assistant providing instant answers and paper summaries-
Multi-Source Integration: Unified search across arXiv and PubMed Central-
Smart Filtering: Publication date and relevance score filtering-
AI-Generated Summaries: Concise overviews of scientific consensus from top papers-
Save Papers: Easy paper saving system
How Convex Helped
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Real-time updates-
Storing a large amount of embeddings-
User authentication-
Easy integration with OpenAI to generate embeddings and responses-
Efficient vector search for storing and searching for embeddings-
Usage tracking and limits-
Webhook handling Potential Future Features
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More paper sources-
Add AI Agent capabilities to the research assistant to give it more resources and context when answering the user's questions-
Native mobile app-
Shared Paper Collections-
+ features suggested by users https://thepaperlens.com/
