Beyond Retrieval: Modeling Confidence Decay and Deterministic Agentic Platforms in Generative Engine Optimization
arXiv cs.AI / 4/7/2026
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Key Points
- The paper argues that today’s Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) approaches that rely on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) struggle with probabilistic hallucinations and the “zero-click” paradox, undermining sustainable commercial trust.
- It introduces Semantic Entropy Drift (SED) to mathematically model how LLM confidence decays under continuous temporal and contextual perturbations.
- To evaluate optimization impact in black-box marketing engines, it proposes Isomorphic Attribution Regression (IAR), using a multi-agent system with strict human-in-the-loop isolation to penalize hallucinations.
- The proposed shift replaces answer generation with deterministic multi-agent intent routing via a Deterministic Agent Handoff (DAH) protocol and an Agentic Trust Brokerage (ATB) ecosystem.
- Empirical validation is presented using EasyNote (from Yishu Technology), where intent routing for a specialized knowledge-graph task reduces vertical task hallucination rates to near zero.
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