Building Your Own Deep Research with Exa

Traditional vs. AI-Powered User Research Process

graph TD;
    subgraph AI-Powered User Research
        direction TB
        A1[Start: User Question] --> A2[AI Generated Questions];
        A2 --> A3[AI Participant Personas];
        A3 --> A4[AI Simulated Interviews];
        A4 --> A5[AI Powered Analysis];
        A5 --> A6[Finish: Final User Research Report];
    end

    subgraph Traditional User Research
        direction TB
        B1[Start: User Question] --> B2[Create Interview Questions];
        B2 --> B3["Identify & Recruit
Participants (2-3 weeks)"];
        B3 --> B4["Conduct Interviews
(1-2 weeks)"];
        B4 --> B5["Analyze Responses
(1 week)"];
        B5 --> B6[Finish: Final User Research Report];
    end

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AI-Powered Deep Research Workflow

graph TD;
    A[Research Question] --> B["Tool Calling (Web Search)
- Exa"];
    B --> C["Retrieval Augmented
Generation (RAG)"];
    C --> D["Large Language Model
(LLM) - Cerebras"];
    D --> E[Answer];

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Advanced Multi-Layer Research Process

graph TD;
    subgraph Advanced Research
        direction TB
        A[Research Question] --> B{Layer 1: Initial Search};
        B --> C{"Get Initial Analysis &
Identify Follow-up Topic"};
        C --> D{Layer 2: Follow-up Search};
        D --> E{Final Synthesis};
        E --> F[Comprehensive Analysis];
    end

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Anthropic Multi-Agent System

graph TD;
    subgraph Anthropic Multi-Agent System
        direction TB
        A["Lead Agent: Decomposes
Query into Subtasks"] --> B["Subagent 1: Researches
Core Concepts"];
        A --> C["Subagent 2: Researches
Latest Developments"];
        A --> D["Subagent 3: Researches
Applications"];
        B --> E{"Lead Agent: Synthesizes All
Findings"};
        C --> E;
        D --> E;
        E --> F["Final Comprehensive
Report"];
    end

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Source: How to Build Advanced AI Agents