Semantic Search vs Keyword Search for Document Folders: What Each Misses
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Keyword search and semantic search solve different problems in document folders. Keyword search is best when the exact text matters. Semantic search is best when the meaning matters but the wording varies.
For serious document work, the best answer is usually not one or the other. A high-recall workflow uses both, keeps the original source open for review, and treats AI output as a draft.
Document.Bot is built around that hybrid search loop for folders of PDFs, Word files, spreadsheets, Markdown, and notes.
