# LLMs as a Search Essayist

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> Published: 2026-08-27 20:02:44+00:00

This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is.

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I'm finding that a good way to learn about a technology is to have an LLM produce a detailed writeup, with sources. I skim the detailed writeup, while reading through the source links in depth. In this way, I treat LLMs as a "search essayist", and piece together the narrative later on.

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