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Retrieval-augmented generation

Retrieval-augmented generation conditions a generator on documents selected from an external corpus. Retrieval can improve provenance and freshness, but poor retrieval or unsupported synthesis can still produce incorrect answers.

Overview. Retrieval-augmented generation conditions a generator on documents selected from an external corpus.

Context. Retrieval can improve provenance and freshness, but poor retrieval or unsupported synthesis can still produce incorrect answers.

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