Creating an agent to search the web
We typically associate internet searches with search engines like Google. The search for a query is conducted using an algorithm, but it is not an AI algorithm. PageRank is, in fact, a graph search algorithm that does not involve learning. A search algorithm presupposes two main steps:
- Matching: Finding documents that are relevant to a given user query
- Ranking: Ordering these documents from most relevant to least relevant
These two steps do not necessarily require AI. However, searching with the use of AI can bring a better service and solve some of the problems that plague search algorithms. A user today expects an AI algorithm to be able to distinguish the entity and terminology and to contextualize and localize it. For example, a user searching for “the best pizzeria” expects the search engine to return the best restaurants nearby. The search process of the future will also integrate other elements, such as a conversation...
