Explore the cutting-edge developments in natural language processing and its application to scientific research acceleration in this 44-minute conference talk by Daniel Weld at KDD. Dive into the world of Semantic Scholar, a powerful AI-driven platform revolutionizing academic literature search and discovery. Learn about longform language models, adaptive research feeds, and personalized recommendation systems. Discover innovative features like extreme summaries, information nuggets, and the ScholarPHI system. Gain insights into the research journey behind these advancements, including user studies and the development of the Semantic Reader. Understand how these tools are enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of scientific research, and get a glimpse of future possibilities in AI-assisted academic exploration.