Petal

Petal: Document Analysis Platform

Petal is an AI-driven document analysis platform designed to help you turn your documents into an expert, centralized source of truth. It links to your own knowledge bases to produce fully sourced and reliable answers, trainable on your documents, and accessible across academia, corporate, R&D, and industry contexts.

What it is

• A centralized cloud drive for all your digital documents with automatic metadata extraction, file deduplication, and dedicated technical & scientific document support.
• An AI assistant that can talk to your own documents, providing fully sourced, context-aware answers drawn from trusted sources you specify.
• Tools for annotation, collaboration, and sharing, designed to streamline research workflows and knowledge management.

Key Use Cases

• Academia: researchers and students access, search, and cite literature and course materials.
• Corporate & R&D: teams organize and retrieve technical documents, reports, and knowledge assets with reliable provenance.
• Industry Experts: practitioners leverage Petal to stay aligned with company knowledge bases and standards.

How It Works

1. Upload and centralize documents in Petal’s cloud drive.
2. Petal automatically extracts metadata and organizes content; deduplication reduces clutter.
3. Train the AI on your own documents to tailor responses to your knowledge base.
4. Interact with the AI to obtain fully sourced, accurate answers; highlight key points and collaborate.

Core Features

• Centralized cloud drive for all documents with automatic metadata extraction
• Automatic file deduplication to maintain a clean knowledge base
• Context-aware AI that answers using your own documents with fully sourced responses
• Train AI on your documents to customize accuracy and relevance
• Annotation and collaboration: highlight key points, add comments, and generate sharable links
• Browser plugin for easy reference and metadata population
• Search capabilities tailored for academic and professional references
• Privacy-friendly design: data linked to your own knowledge bases; protected access controls
• Support for technical and scientific documents

How It Supports Collaboration

• Annotate documents, share insights, and generate links to specific passages.
• Use AI-generated explanations to clarify complex ideas and expedite reviews.
• Keep a single source of truth to reduce versioning issues and data fragmentation.

Safety & Privacy Considerations

• Petal emphasizes sourcing accuracy and provenance by training on trusted documents.
• Access controls and centralized storage help guard sensitive information.

Getting Started

• Sign up for free and begin by uploading your documents.
• Connect to your internal knowledge bases and enable AI training on your content.
• Start querying Petal to obtain fully sourced, reliable answers.

Testimonials

• Users report that the browser plugin and automatic metadata population simplify referencing and collaboration.
• Customers highlight improved workflow, productivity, and the ability to share references efficiently.

Company & Resources

• Trusted by researchers, faculty, and industry experts; listed by MIT as a trusted university resource.
• Paladin Max, Inc. provides pricing, resources, FAQs, and partnership information.

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How to Use Petal

1. Sign up and set up your workspace.
2. Upload documents or connect existing repositories.
3. Enable context-aware AI trained on your documents.
4. Ask questions and get fully sourced answers with citations.

Safety and Legal Considerations

• Use within your organization’s compliance framework; ensure you have rights to the documents you upload and share.