Working towards the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis: The RAISE project.

Dr Anna Noel-Storr, Head of Evidence Pipeline and Data Curation, Cochrane

Abstract

The Responsible use of AI in evidence SynthEsis (RAISE) recommendations and guidance provides community-based best practices to facilitate the use of automation and AI in evidence synthesis. This talk will introduce you to each of the three RAISE papers: RAISE 1 provides tailored recommendations for eight roles in evidence synthesis ecosystem, from evidence synthesists and methodologists to AI tool developers; RAISE 2 contains guidance on building and evaluating AI evidence synthesis tools; and RAISE 3 offers guidance on selecting and using AI evidence synthesis tools, including how to assess an AI tool, with attention to ethical, legal and regulatory considerations, and the current state of AI tools for evidence synthesis.

More information: https://www.cochrane.org/about-us/news/setting-standards-responsible-ai-use-evidence-synthesis

Biography

Dr Anna Noel-Storr has worked for Cochrane since 2008. Anna is an experienced health information specialist and methodological researcher with a particular interest in developing and evaluating new methods, processes and workflows for study identification within evidence synthesis production. Anna led the development of the Cochrane Crowd citizen science platform and currently leads on Cochrane’s Evidence Pipeline initiative. Anna is also involved with the development of the RAISE guidance for the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis.

Spring Forum 2026: Search Lightning! This review is automatic, systematic, hydromatic!

The 2026 UHMLG Spring Forum will once again bring together a fantasic line-up of speakers from around the UK, across two half-days in April (22nd & 23rd). There are a total of six talks on the overall theme of systematic reviews – some of which do, of course, discuss the use of AI in systematic reviews… but the focus is very much on the practical implementation, not on generalities or background.

Our core audience is UK / Republic of Ireland health and medical librarians from the Higher Education and NHS / health sectors, but we welcome delegates from any area of librarianship, and from anywhere in the world.

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For full information about the forum and to book a ticket place, please visit our Spring Forum 2026 page. This year we are offering an institutional ticket, which allows unlimited access for all colleagues.