Editorial draft available to read. Factual and language review is pending. Examples are illustrative.
Decision and scope
Search and synthesis address different needs. To locate an exact document, evaluate filters, version labels and useful passages. To summarize multiple sources, also assess faithfulness, contradictions and citations. A document missing from the index is a retrieval problem; do not automatically blame the answer generator for its absence.
Illustrative example
Illustrative example: two procedures contain different limits because one has been superseded. Search should expose status and dates; a written answer should explain which version applies. If context is missing, it must say so. A confident sentence without a version reference may conceal the very problem it was meant to simplify.
Acceptance check
Prepare questions with a single answer, contradictory sources and no available answer. Score evidence retrieval separately from explanation. Choose generation when it adds verifiable understanding. Retain direct access to the full document when users must inspect conditions, exceptions or attachments before making an operational decision.
Key takeaways
- Retain direct access to the full document when users must inspect conditions, exceptions or attachments before making an operational decision.