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Design Academic Research Search

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You're working on an AI answer engine that serves broad search needs today, and the team is considering a more specialized experience for people doing academic research. The goal is to decide what a researcher-specific product should do differently from the core experience and where to focus first.

Question

How would you design a specialized search experience on Perplexity AI for academic researchers?