You.com launches ARI: AI-driven research tool that processes 400+ data sources

You.com has launched an artificial intelligence research tool called "Agent for Advanced Research and Insight (ARI), which promises to revolutionize the way companies conduct market research. ARI can analyze more than 400 data sources simultaneously, reducing the process of generating research reports that would have taken weeks to several minutes.

"The entire field of knowledge work is changing, which will change the speed and quality of corporate decision-making," said Richard Sotcher, co-founder and CEO of You.com, in an interview with VentureBeat. He stressed that ARI's goal is to automate the heavy research work in the consulting industry, allowing every employee to quickly gain the comprehensive insights that previously took days to provide for the consulting team.

ARI's technological breakthrough lies in its ability to process and analyze data sources simultaneously, ten times more than existing competitive tools. This capability is due to its unique method of information management and compression. Brian McCann, co-founder and chief technology officer of You.com, revealed that ARI has adopted an iterative research method to continuously enrich research reports by initially summarizing information to ensure the effectiveness and relevance of information.

In addition, ARI not only generates text reports, but also automatically generates interactive visual charts, making data presentation more intuitive. In a demonstration, Socher presented an automated report on renewable energy, including useful charts such as market size, growth expectations, etc.

In order to ensure the accuracy of information, ARI also provides direct source verification function, where users can quickly click on the reference, and the system will highlight the information source, greatly improving the efficiency of verifying information. "This feature is very useful if your work depends on the accuracy of facts," Souscher notes.

Currently, ARI has attracted early users, including Germany's largest medical publisher Wort & Bild Verlag, and global consulting firm APCO Worldwide, who said that research time has been significantly shortened and the results have been accurate after using ARI.

Faced with the increasingly competitive AI research tools market, You.com says ARI is unique in its comprehensiveness, verification capabilities and speed. Compared with other competitors, ARI processes faster and integrates internal data with public information, allowing companies to gain more comprehensive insights.

You.com adopts a billed-by-report pricing strategy that aims to tie costs to actual business value rather than relying solely on computing resources. This innovative pricing method reflects the company's confidence in the efficiency of AI usage, believing that as efficiency increases, overall demand will increase.

Entrance: https://you.com/ari