--- title: Summarization techniques, iterative refinement and... description: This post explores the use of Workflows and Gemini models for long document summarization. It discusses two common approaches for summarizing long documents:... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/summarization-techniques-iterative-refinement-and-map-reduce-for-document-workflows-6xbiwbjy4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Summarization techniques, iterative refinement and map-reduce for document workflows | daily.dev og:description: This post explores the use of Workflows and Gemini models for long document summarization. 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