Comparing Traditional and LLM-based Search for Image Geolocation

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Autori principali: Wazzan, Albatool, MacNeil, Stephen, Souvenir, Richard
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author Wazzan, Albatool
MacNeil, Stephen
Souvenir, Richard
author_facet Wazzan, Albatool
MacNeil, Stephen
Souvenir, Richard
contents Web search engines have long served as indispensable tools for information retrieval; user behavior and query formulation strategies have been well studied. The introduction of search engines powered by large language models (LLMs) suggested more conversational search and new types of query strategies. In this paper, we compare traditional and LLM-based search for the task of image geolocation, i.e., determining the location where an image was captured. Our work examines user interactions, with a particular focus on query formulation strategies. In our study, 60 participants were assigned either traditional or LLM-based search engines as assistants for geolocation. Participants using traditional search more accurately predicted the location of the image compared to those using the LLM-based search. Distinct strategies emerged between users depending on the type of assistant. Participants using the LLM-based search issued longer, more natural language queries, but had shorter search sessions. When reformulating their search queries, traditional search participants tended to add more terms to their initial queries, whereas participants using the LLM-based search consistently rephrased their initial queries.
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spellingShingle Comparing Traditional and LLM-based Search for Image Geolocation
Wazzan, Albatool
MacNeil, Stephen
Souvenir, Richard
Information Retrieval
Human-Computer Interaction
Web search engines have long served as indispensable tools for information retrieval; user behavior and query formulation strategies have been well studied. The introduction of search engines powered by large language models (LLMs) suggested more conversational search and new types of query strategies. In this paper, we compare traditional and LLM-based search for the task of image geolocation, i.e., determining the location where an image was captured. Our work examines user interactions, with a particular focus on query formulation strategies. In our study, 60 participants were assigned either traditional or LLM-based search engines as assistants for geolocation. Participants using traditional search more accurately predicted the location of the image compared to those using the LLM-based search. Distinct strategies emerged between users depending on the type of assistant. Participants using the LLM-based search issued longer, more natural language queries, but had shorter search sessions. When reformulating their search queries, traditional search participants tended to add more terms to their initial queries, whereas participants using the LLM-based search consistently rephrased their initial queries.
title Comparing Traditional and LLM-based Search for Image Geolocation
topic Information Retrieval
Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10184