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Internet Search Is Not a Naive Information Retrieval Problem

a year ago
  • #LLM
  • #Search Engine
  • #Manipulation Resistance
  • The research employs a curriculum-based rollout strategy to enhance LLMs' reasoning by exposing them to increasingly challenging retrieval scenarios.
  • ZEROSEARCH improves search capabilities of LLMs, with a 7B model matching real search engine performance and a 14B model surpassing it.
  • The study highlights LLMs' ability to simulate search behavior in controlled conditions but questions their resilience against manipulation in real-world scenarios.
  • Real search engines prioritize resisting manipulation over finding relevant documents, facing constant threats from spam, artificial link schemes, and evolving abuse tactics.