Licklider launches SciGround beta to check study designs in Claude

Tokyo-based Licklider, led by Tasuku Kobayashi, launched the free SciGround MCP beta on November 13th, 2026, a mathematical verification layer that checks AI-assisted research from outside the model, starting with two-group study design in Claude Web. Kobayashi said in the PR Newswire announcement that "the proof, not the model, should speak for a conclusion," positioning SciGround as a way to make LLM-assisted research checkable by others ahead of the full design-to-claim chain described in the launch release.

Licklider launches SciGround beta to check study designs in Claude Tokyo-based Licklider's free SciGround MCP beta starts with two-group study design in Claude Web, ahead of the full design-to-claim chain described in its launch release. By RuntimeWire Staff https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff · Published Tasuku Kobayashi announced the launch of SciGround on November 13th, 2026, with a division of labor: the researcher's AI assistant keeps doing the thinking out loud, and SciGround checks the work from outside the model. Licklider, Kobayashi's Tokyo company, announced the launch on PR Newswire as a mathematical verification layer for research that uses large language models. "An LLM is an excellent partner to think with," Kobayashi said in the announcement. "But the proof, not the model, should speak for a conclusion. SciGround makes AI-assisted research something others can check."…