Science: Software equal to or better than humans at cataloging published science data

The computer system PaleoDeepDive has matched or exceeded scientists in extracting and cataloging data from scientific publications, particularly in paleontology. Described as a milestone in summarizing global scientific output, the system was tested against human scientists manually entering data into the Paleobiology Database. PaleoDeepDive, using a probabilistic approach, mimicked human activities and demonstrated advantages in adaptability and improvement over time. The project required a million hours of computer time and access to thousands of articles, with potential benefits for large-scale scientific data tasks.

Source: the Kurzweil Library