Retrieval Augmented Generation Compositionality research paper by IBM, 2026
IBM · Retrieval and data · Oct 21, 2026 · 34 upvotes · unverified
What it shows
This study shows that individual RAG techniques do not always work well together and provides a framework to evaluate full retrieval pipelines.
By Ido Levy, Segev Shlomov, Leshem Choshen · arXiv 2610.29722 · PDF · Code
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This study shows that individual RAG techniques do not always work well together and provides a framework to evaluate full retrieval pipelines.
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