Today we don't just have information overload, we have an explosion of progress that demands that researchers spend more and more time ensuring that their contributions are relevant, and that they have not been scooped. Researchers face an incredible load to just keep up with progress in their fields, staying on the leading edge demands continual awareness of the onslaught of relevant progress around the globe.
Today we have AI that can read and summarize thousands of papers. It can look for new emergent advancements and even relate important developments to long term changes within a field of study. While AI is not perfect, it can still provide the opportunity to researchers to consider possibilities, that make make major changes in their field of study.