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New algorithm ComputePN tackles P-Complete query evaluation for AI agents

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A new research paper introduces a novel algorithm, ComputePN, designed to address the theoretical limitations of evaluating complex Boolean queries over inverted indices, which are increasingly used by AI agents. The paper establishes that the problem of evaluating these queries, formalized in a language called \mathcal{L}_R, is \mathbf{P}-Complete. ComputePN aims to make this evaluation tractable by decoupling logical negation from universe-scale materialization and utilizing DAG memoization, thereby bounding evaluation time to O(|Q| \cdot |U_{\mathit{active}}|). This work lays a formal foundation for computational retrieval, enabling AI agents to handle sophisticated reasoning workflows more efficiently. AI

IMPACT Enables more efficient and complex reasoning for AI agents by improving search infrastructure performance.

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New algorithm ComputePN tackles P-Complete query evaluation for AI agents

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Amir Aavani ·

    The $\mathbf{P}$-Completeness of Inverted Index Traversal: On the Complexity of Evaluating Boolean Query DAGs

    arXiv:2601.18747v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Modern AI agents increasingly rely on search infrastructure to execute complex, neuro-symbolic reasoning workflows. These workflows often compile into deeply nested, non-monotonic Boolean queries over text fields. However,…

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