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Factiva has introduced a Smart Summary feature as part of its new interface. When you enter a query into the new interface's search box, the Smart Summary feature uses retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and a secured instance of Google Gemini LLM to generate a summary paragraph based on Factiva news sources that it matches to your query. To determine which sources to use, Factiva ranks potential articles using factors like topic relevance, recency, article quality, and source credibility. The AI then selects the three most relevant articles from this ranked list to generate the summary.

Please note that not all Factiva news sources are used to generate summaries. Only the news sources Factiva was able to license for use with Generative AI are used to generate the Smart Summaries, so it is a good idea to check the longer list of Factiva results below the summary to look for relevant sources that were not used to generate the summary.

When you run a search in the new Factiva interface, Factiva will create a Smart Summary, which is displayed above your search results:

You may expand the Smart Summary to view the full Summary, the sources used, and recommended related searches:

The summary feature is designed to use up to three articles, but if only two articles met the relevance criteria with high confidence, it will only use two. Factiva is using a secure instance of Google Gemini LLM, and your search queries are not used to train LLMs.

Smart Summary is only available in the new Factiva interface; it is not available in the classic Factiva interface. For more information about Factiva, including Smart Search, please see ProQuest's Dow Jones Factiva LibGuide.