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Can you give an example of using the context of a previous query?

I applaud you for trying to make a new search engine - it's not something sane people would try to do because of a certain behemoth eating everyone's lunch. It's going to take extraordinary insight and out of the box thinking to get something really good.

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Our initial prototype focused on conversational search, with the ability to ask follow-up questions.

Here's a rather trivial example: Q: "Who founded Y Combinator?" A: "Paul Graham founded Y Combinator with Jessica Livingston and Trevor Blackwell."

If you scroll to the bottom of the answer page to ask a follow-up question: Q: "How old is he?" A: "Paul Graham is 57 years old. He founded Y Combinator in 2005."

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