2026
Characterizing Deep Research: A Benchmark and Formal Definition
Abhinav Java, Ashmit Khandelwal, Sukruta Prakash Midigeshi, Aaron Halfaker, Amit Deshpande, Navin Goyal +3
ICLR 2026poster
Information tasks such as writing surveys or analytical reports require complex search and reasoning, and have recently been grouped under the umbrella of _deep research_ --- a term also adopted by recent models targeting these capabilities. Despite growing interest, the scope of the deep research t…