#retrieval

Posts tagged with retrieval.

RAG only works if retrieval is boringly good

Retrieval augmented generation depends less on a clever prompt and more on reliably finding the right context.

September 28 20242 min read

#RAG #retrieval #language models

Vector stores need product discipline

A vector database can store nearest neighbors, but the product still has to decide what memory means.

July 22 20244 min read

#vector databases #memory #retrieval

Long context changed retrieval expectations

Gemini 1.5 made long-context work feel less theoretical, but it did not remove the need for retrieval judgment.

February 19 20242 min read

#long context #gemini #retrieval

Vector search needed product questions in 2023

The vector database boom made semantic search easy to demo and easy to ship without asking what the product should actually do.

September 26 20234 min read

#vector search #retrieval #product