[researchers]

Hi HN! So to clarify to everyone, the idea is that what a concierge search engine would do, a machine could do as well.

sk55 shared this very interesting link [0] which outlines how a complex question could be broken down into micro-tasks and assembled into an answer. The interesting thing here is that each of those steps is now within the realm of automation by Transformer-based models. With the addition of a UI that encourages exploration/refinement of the query, it could be a good way to quickly gain an understanding about a broad topic.

This is one of the many theses we are exploring. Another one is that "A Google Replacement Will Not Look Like Google" [1]

[0] https://joe.cat/CHI-ka/ [1] https://re-search.xyz/writing/mapping-the-new-world-towards-...

[sk55]

Very cool! I actually did some of the research during a summer research internship at the lab. Lmk if you have any questions!