Retrieval-Augmented Generation
An architecture that adds retrieved information to model inputA system retrieves relevant information from an external knowledge base and supplies it to a generative model as context for an answer.
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RAG stands for Retrieval-Augmented Generation. A system retrieves relevant documents or database records and adds them to a model's input before generating an answer, instead of relying only on trained parameters.
A way to add retrieved external knowledge to a generative AI input.
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RAG retrieves information at answer time; it is different from fine-tuning. Retrieval quality and source validation still affect the final answer.
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- What does RAG stand for?
- It can stand for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (An architecture that adds retrieved information to model input). The intended meaning depends on the surrounding context.
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