Timeline
New RAG paradigm with iterative retrieval at multiple reasoning steps achieves 15-20% accuracy gain on HotpotQA
Positioned as go-to technique for dynamic, fact-heavy applications with frequently changing information
Research exposed a critical vulnerability where just 5 poisoned documents can corrupt RAG systems.
Proposed framework that dynamically decides when to retrieve external data for LLMs to reduce computational overhead
Clarification article published explaining distinction between RAG and fine-tuning for LLM applications
Publication of a framework moving RAG systems from proof-of-concept to production, outlining anti-patterns and a five-pillar architecture.
Ethan Mollick declared the end of the 'RAG era' as dominant paradigm for AI agents