OpenAI Debuts New Tool for Scientists in Push for AI Discovery

OpenAI is releasing a free tool aimed at making it easier for scientists to use ChatGPT to draft research papers and collaborate with colleagues, part of a larger effort to position its chatbot as an aide for scientific work and discoveries.

Prism, which OpenAI is rolling out Tuesday, uses the company’s GPT-5.2 AI model to carry out tasks related to writing and revising academic work. A scientist might ask it to help improve the way a paper is written, find related papers to cite in their work, or generate a computerized version of a handwritten diagram.