One downside I found is that the llm cannot change its initial prompt until it's done thinking. I used deep research to compare counseling centers for me but of

One downside I found is that the llm cannot change its initial prompt until it's done thinking. I used deep research to compare counseling centers for me but of course when it encounters some factor I hadn't thought of (e.g. the counselors here fit the criteria perfectly but none accept my insurance), it doesn't know that it ought to skip that site entirely. Really this is a critique of the deep-research approach rather than search in general, but I imagine it can still play out on smaller scales. Often, searching for information is a dynamic process involving the discovery of unknown unknowns and adjustment based on that, but ai isn't great at abstract goals or stopping to ask clarifying questions before resuming. Ultimately, the report I got wasn't useless, but it mostly just regurgitated the top 3 google results. I got much better recommendations by reaching out to a friend who works in the field.