@omarsar0: Nice paper combining the strength of Skills and RAG. Most RAG systems retrieve on every query, whether the model needs …
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Research introduces Skill-RAG, a novel approach that combines Skills with Retrieval-Augmented Generation to address inefficiencies in traditional RAG systems that retrieve on every query regardless of whether the model actually needs the information.
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Nice paper combining the strength of Skills and RAG. Most RAG systems retrieve on every query, whether the model needs help or not. This is wasteful when the model already knows the answer, and often too late when it does not. New research introduces Skill-RAG, a
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