AI Resilience and Information Retrieval

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  • Paul Kantor Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54195/irrj.25004

Keywords:

AI, genAI, Information Retrieval

Abstract

IR provides multiple versions and sources to confirm an assertion. AI provides (essentially statistical) compilation and weighting of all those inputs. And generates a coherent and syntactically appropriate statement. What could go wrong?

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Published

2025-12-15

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Editorial

How to Cite

Kantor, P. (2025). AI Resilience and Information Retrieval. Information Retrieval Research, 1(2), 339-343. https://doi.org/10.54195/irrj.25004