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Components of a RAG System
When you’re developing with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), it is essential to understand the intricacies of each component, how they can be integrated, and the technologies that empower these systems.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Key component overview
- Indexing
- Retrieval and generation
- Prompting
- Defining your LLM
- User interface (UI)
- Evaluation
These topics should provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the key components representing a RAG application.
Technical requirements
The code for this chapter is placed in the following GitHub repository: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Unlocking-Data-with-Generative-AI-and-RAG/tree/main/Chapter_04
Key component overview
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