Zhihu Direct Answer

Zhihu Direct Answer is a brand new AI product officially released by Zhihu on June 29, 2024 at the 10th SaltClub New Knowledge Youth Conference. This innovative product is based on big modeling technology and provides users and creators with a brand newProductivity tools, aims to explore new ways of the world by asking questions.

Products

Zhihu Direct Answer is a search engine product based on AI technology launched by Zhihu, which is based on the real Q&A data of Zhihu creators, and utilizes advanced AI technology to provide users with direct, accurate and objective answers. This product aims to help users better "discover the world by asking questions" and build a more imaginative, creative and dynamic community around tools and users.

Key Features

1. AI Quick Search: Utilizing big models and natural language processing technology, the most relevant and accurate answers are quickly extracted to satisfy the user's questioning needs.
2. Multi-mode Q&AProvides two modes of answer generation, "Abbreviated" and "In-depth", so that users can choose the appropriate form of answer according to their own needs.
3. Direct access to answers without ads: Provide answers directly without requiring users to browse ads or make additional clicks, enhancing the user experience.
4. Intelligent Content Recommendation: Intelligently recommend relevant questions based on users' search history and popular questions to help users discover more valuable content.
5. multi-source information integration: Integrate the answers of knowledgable respondents and other website articles to provide comprehensive and informative information.
6. Repeat if not satisfied: If the user is not satisfied with the answer, he/she has the option to re-answer until he/she gets a satisfactory answer.
7. follow up question and answer function: Users can follow up on the AI's answers with further questions to get more detailed information.
8. Favorite Functions: Users can bookmark satisfactory answers for easy subsequent search and reference.
9. Specialized Search: Introducing professional content sources such as Wikipedia and Zhihu Select, covering more than 50 million pieces of Chinese and English literature data to meet the search needs of professionals.

Target audience

Know Direct Answers is applicable to all types of users including but not limited to:

1. knowledge seeker: Interested in a particular field and want to ask questions and search for knowledge about it.
2. learn: Users who need to find study materials and answer study questions.
3. professional: Professionals who need to find specialized literature and understand the dynamics of the industry.
4. policy makers: Users who need to gather information and make decisions.
5. information consumer: Users who like to read and learn about all kinds of information.
6. problem solver: Users who are facing problems and need to find solutions.
7. content creator: Users who need to find inspiration and material to create.

Operating Instructions

1. Visit Direct Answers: Users can access the website of Zhihu or the exclusive domain name of Zhihu Direct Answers (zhida.ai) to access this product.
2. Register & Login: If users have not yet registered for a Zhihu account, they need to register first. Registered users can log in directly.
3. Ask a question and search: Enter a question in the search bar of Zhihu Direct Answer, click the search button, and the system will provide relevant answers according to the question.
4. Select Answer ModeUsers can choose between "short" or "in-depth" answers, depending on their needs.
5. View & Follow Up: Users can view the answers provided by the AI and follow up on them for more detailed information.
6. Bookmark & Share: If users are satisfied with an answer, they can bookmark it for easy subsequent search. At the same time, users can also share the answers to social media platforms.