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Agents turn simple keyword search into compelling search experiences


Agents need tools they understand, like simple keyword search. They can reason about these tools, evaluate the results, refine, and iterate to deliver rather...

Even if we gave the agent an oracle - labeled each result with user engagement data, could it make sense of latent patterns? Or would it simply be confused at the strange inconsistent behavior of humans that don’t act like math proofs or programming conpetitions? In short, users’ chaotic, implicit search expectations — as expressed in their clickstream — go against the agent’s orderly, explicit reasoning + judgment.

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