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This is so cool! The way the search engine has been built up also seems very smart. I'm honestly surprised too at the same time, that this kind of idea hasn't been worked on before (couldn't find anything similar; I could be very wrong)

I'm not sure if this type of problem is even a considerable one, but how does the search engine handle reviews from subreddits which are focussed only on a particular brand, and may potentially form a bias around such products? Does the LLM's awareness of each review's context handle that?

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That's a really good point. I think in our current iteration of the system, if we applied it to subreddits focused specifically on a particular brand, it would not be able to account for the bias there, even if it knows which subreddit the content is from. That's probably too much to ask of the LLM.

We'll have to think about good ways to handle this. Curious about your or others thoughts on these subreddits, how do you process content on these subreddits differently?

Brand focussed subreddits generally have a detailed review of the product (which is really really helpful), as compared to general topic subreddits where comparisons and versus are more often to encounter.

Likewise, if I want opinions on a specific product before buying it, I would definitely go to brand focussed subreddits, but if I'm unsure and have a generic problem in mind like "acne on forehead", then probably going to general topic subreddits would be a better choice.

I agree, that might be probably too much to ask from the LLM. If you could possibly analyse the variety of brands discussed on a subreddit and assign it a score according to the versatility of discussions, maybe that could help.

Anyways, that's way too overcomplication of things and probably something that should be of concern when the product grows more mature (or if a brand bloats up a certain subreddit :P).

Cheers, congrats on getting on YC!

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