History
The first technical basis for CARE was developed in 2020 as a prototype built on Hypothes.is. This early work was funded through the projects PEER and ATHENE: PEER focused on supporting the peer review process, while ATHENE concentrated on training users through structured reviewing workflows.
Foundations and prototype
2020
The first technical basis for CARE was developed in 2020 as a prototype built on Hypothes.is. This early work was funded through the projects PEER and ATHENE: PEER focused on supporting the peer review process, while ATHENE concentrated on training users through structured reviewing workflows.
The CARE Project officially started in 2021 by bringing together the goals of PEER and ATHENE on one shared platform. The aim was to use the synergies between review support and workflow-based training instead of developing two separate systems.
Official start of CARE
2021
The CARE Project officially started in 2021 by bringing together the goals of PEER and ATHENE on one shared platform. The aim was to use the synergies between review support and workflow-based training instead of developing two separate systems.
After the initial prototype phase, CARE was further developed in university courses where teams of students worked on dedicated software projects. This helped expand the platform, improve features, and create documentation so that new developers could get familiar with the system quickly.
Development through student project teams
2022 – 2024
After the initial prototype phase, CARE was further developed in university courses where teams of students worked on dedicated software projects. This helped expand the platform, improve features, and create documentation so that new developers could get familiar with the system quickly.
In 2023, the first deployment and conceptual foundations of CARE were presented in the ACL Demo paper. This was an important milestone because it introduced the project to the wider research community.
First research publication
2023
In 2023, the first deployment and conceptual foundations of CARE were presented in the ACL Demo paper. This was an important milestone because it introduced the project to the wider research community.
As the platform matured, CARE expanded beyond reading and annotation support through the integration of an editor and additional features. This also led to the updated meaning of CARE as Collaborative AI-Assisted Research Environment.
Broadening the platform
2025
As the platform matured, CARE expanded beyond reading and annotation support through the integration of an editor and additional features. This also led to the updated meaning of CARE as Collaborative AI-Assisted Research Environment.
The team prepared CARE for public release by improving modularity and documentation. In early 2026, CARE was published on GitHub, opening the platform to external contributors and collaborators.
Public release and open development
2025 – early 2026
The team prepared CARE for public release by improving modularity and documentation. In early 2026, CARE was published on GitHub, opening the platform to external contributors and collaborators.