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RAG for LLMs

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RAG for LLMs
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A broad survey of Retrieval-Augmented Generation research, organizing the rapidly growing literature into a coherent map.

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Key points
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Three-paradigm taxonomy: Organizes RAG approaches into Naive RAG, Advanced RAG (pre/post-retrieval enhancements), and Modular RAG (orchestrated component-based systems).

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Core components: Reviews retrievers, generators, and augmentation strategies separately, clarifying which design choices sit in which component.

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Evaluation and datasets: Catalogs RAG-specific benchmarks and evaluation metrics, surfacing the still-uneven state of RAG evaluation.

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Frontier directions: Highlights agentic retrieval, multimodal RAG, and long-context RAG as the key research areas driving the 2024 RAG landscape.

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