How to Evaluate a RAG System Before Launch: Retrieval, Groundedness, and a Test Set
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A good answer from a RAG assistant does not prove that the system is ready to launch. Retrieval may have found the right passage by chance, the model may have supplemented it with knowledge from training, and the next question may expose a gap in the corpus or a confident fabrication. A reliable ev…
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How to Evaluate a RAG System Before Launch: Retrieval, Groundedness, and a Test Set