5 Archetypes of Knowledge-Intensive Applications
It doesn't always have to be RAG.
The current GenAI boom has seen the rise of the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture, which promises to enhance the functionality of chatbots by providing them with context from a knowledge base. In some circles, RAG has become synonymous with LLM-based applications.
I think this is a mistake, and I believe that many of the most valuable use cases that leverage LLM technology will do so without anything that resembles RAG.