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RAG (retrieval-augmented generation)

Letting AI answer from a document or source collection.

What it means

RAG is a setup where the AI first searches a collection of your documents for relevant passages, then writes its answer using those passages. It combines search with writing.

Why it matters at work

It is how "chat with your documents" tools work — company wikis, policy libraries, support knowledge bases. Answers are grounded in your material rather than the model’s memory.

Beginner mistake

Assuming a RAG tool is always right. It can still misread a passage or miss the relevant document, so spot-check important answers against the source it quotes.

Example prompt

Search our handbook for the remote-work policy, then summarise it in three bullets and link the section you used.

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Reviewed for current AI tools

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