@lidangzzz: I told you last year that using RAG and vector databases is a dead end. The correct approach is: 1. Use memory correctly; 2. Properly chunk content, index it well, and summarize it; 3. Give the agent proper search tools...
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The author criticizes the RAG and vector database approach, proposing that the correct methods include using memory correctly, chunking and indexing, summarizing, providing search tools for agents, and using SRAM-only inference services such as Groq and Cerebras.
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I told you last year that using RAG and vector databases is a dead end. The right approach is:
- Use memory correctly;
- Properly chunk content, index it well, and do good summarization;
- Give agents search tools, and let the agent or even multi-agent perform fuzzy search on its own;
- Use faster, SRAM-only inference model providers I’ve recommended dozens of times, like Groq, Cerebras, and others.
Any of these is orders of magnitude better than blindly chunking, blindly feeding into a vector database, and blindly doing RAG.
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