The Next RAG Problem Isn’t Retrieval — It’s Knowing When Not to Retrieve
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The most expensive RAG failure is often not an empty search result. It is a confident answer built on chunks that should never have been retrieved in the first place. A user asks, “What is my order status?” The system retrieves three generic shipping policy documents, one old FAQ, and a refund guid…
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- 2026-09-06 08:25 · DEV Community — AI
The Next RAG Problem Isn’t Retrieval — It’s Knowing When Not to Retrieve