The primary goals of information retrieval (IR) are to efficiently and accurately retrieve relevant information in response to user queries. The focus is on retrieving documents that best match the user's information needs, while minimizing the inclusion of irrelevant content.
IR systems aim to provide fast, scalable search capabilities over large datasets, ensuring that users can quickly find what they need. Another goal is to improve the ranking of results, ensuring that the most relevant documents appear at the top of the results list.
In addition, IR aims to handle various types of data (e.g., text, images, videos) and improve search accuracy through continuous learning and fine-tuning.