Search helps people find material
A clearer index, labels and filters may be enough when staff need to open and inspect a document. Review source quality and access before adding another answer layer.
Choosing the interface
Does the user need the document, a short answer or both?
The task should guide whether to improve search, add question answering or combine them.
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An assistant can prepare an answer
A question-answering interface can use selected information to draft a response. It still needs source support, limits and a useful state when the collection does not answer the question.
A combined experience keeps checking close
A short answer alongside relevant source passages can help the user inspect the basis. Test whether people can find the authoritative material and recognize missing or conflicting information.
Choose one useful pilot
Start with a bounded collection and a team's representative questions. Include restricted sources and updates in the plan rather than postponing them until the collection becomes large.