How AI agents search.

Pezzuti F, Frieder O, Silvestri F, MacAvaney S, Tonellotto N

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0360157
Published: 2026
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0360157,
  title = {How AI agents search.},
  author = {Pezzuti F and Frieder O and Silvestri F and MacAvaney S and Tonellotto N},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0360157},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0360157}
}

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TI  - How AI agents search.
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AU  - Frieder O
AU  - Silvestri F
AU  - MacAvaney S
AU  - Tonellotto N
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0360157
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F, P., O, F., F, S., S, M., & N, T. (2026). How AI agents search.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0360157

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