Google’s New BlockRank Democratizes Advanced Semantic Search

A new research paper from Google DeepMind  proposes a new AI search ranking algorithm called BlockRank that works so well it puts advanced semantic search ranking within reach of individuals and organizations. The researchers conclude that it “can democratize access to powerful information discovery tools.”

In-Context Ranking (ICR)

The research paper describes the breakthrough of using In-Context Ranking (ICR), a way to rank web pages using a large language model’s contextual understanding abilities.

It prompts the model with:

1. Instructions…