RAG retrieval: hybrid search, reranking and measuring recall
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When a RAG system gives a wrong answer, the model usually isn't the problem. It answered from the chunks it was given, and the right chunk wasn't among them. Fix retrieval and most of the bad answers go away. Measure retrieval on its own Before changing prompts or models, write down 50 to 100 real…
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- 2026-10-16 06:48 · DEV Community — AI
RAG retrieval: hybrid search, reranking and measuring recall