{"id":4273379,"date":"2024-11-19T17:31:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4273379"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:33:16","slug":"an-intro-to-rag-the-best-first-step-in-your-ai-transformation","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-uki\/insight\/an-intro-to-rag-the-best-first-step-in-your-ai-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"An intro to RAG: The best first step in AI transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-article-post-header js-block-article-post-header block-article-post-header__theme--onyxGrey\">\n\t<button\tclass=\"cta-button block-article-post-header__back-button cta-button__color--white cta-button__style--back\" aria-label=\"Back\" >\n\t<svg width='41' height='41' viewBox='0 0 41 41' fill='none' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'><circle cx='20.5' cy='20.5' r='19.5' transform='rotate(-90 20.5 20.5)' stroke='var(--dept-button-icon-outline-color)' stroke-width='1.3' stroke-miterlimit='10' fill='none'\/><circle class='icon-backplate' cx='20.5' cy='20.5' r='19.5' transform='rotate(-90 20.5 20.5)' fill='var(--dept-button-icon-backplate-color)' fill-opacity='1'\/><path class='icon-center' d='M21.174 30 11 20.674l10.174-9.326m-9.326 9.328H30.5' stroke='var(--dept-button-icon-color)' stroke-width='1.3' stroke-miterlimit='10' fill='none'\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\tBack to all articles\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n<\/button><h1\t\tclass=\"typography block-article-post-header__title typography__color--white typography__size--h2 typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tAn intro to RAG: The best first step in AI transformation\t<\/h1><div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-article-post-header__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RAG-solutions-LLMs_AI-concept-1200x670px.png\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-article-post-header__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div><div class=\"author block-article-post-header__author\" data-animation=\"slide-fade\">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"author__portrait\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jonathan-whiteside-svp-150x150.jpg\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Jonathan Whiteside\"\n\t\t\/>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"author__text\">\n\t\tJonathan Whiteside\t\t<br \/>\n\t\tGlobal EVP Technology\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-article-post-header__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-article-post-header__meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-article-post-header__date-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDate\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-article-post-header__published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t19 November 2024\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-title-and-content js-block-title-and-content block-title-and-content__theme--white\">\n\t<div class=\"block-title-and-content__layout\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-and-content__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--onyxGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tOf the over 300 million companies in the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iopex.ai\/blogs\/enterprise-generative-ai-the-growing-adoption-of-llms-in-production\/#:~:text=As%20per%20market%20statistics%2C%20nearly,automate%20tasks%2C%20and%20optimize%20processes.\">67%<\/a> have been using LLMs to work with human language and produce content. However, <a href=\"http:\/\/v\">less than a quarter<\/a> of the companies using LLMs are planning to deploy commercial models.<br><br>Among the barriers keeping companies from leveraging the vast capabilities of LLMs at scale is the quality of LLM responses\u2014particularly with specificity, relevance, and accuracy.\u00a0<br><br>By overcoming these basic challenges with LLMs, <strong>retrieval-augmented generation<\/strong> <strong>(RAG) <\/strong>unlocks the opportunity for greater AI-driven innovation in the future and greater day-to-day utility within your organisation.\u00a0<br><br>In this way, RAG has emerged as a low-risk, high-impact implementation that offers you a clear-cut step forward in your AI transformation using LLMs at an enterprise level.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div 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class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--lightGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tLLMs are great because they come pre-trained, but the knowledge that they\u2019ve been trained on is generalised.\u00a0<br><br>For example, let\u2019s say you want to use an LLM to generate a script for an upcoming presentation about the results of a marketing campaign. ChatGPT won\u2019t be much help: its knowledge base lacks basic information about the campaign and other useful context, like your brand\u2019s identity and business model.\u00a0<br><br>To get the output you\u2019re looking for, you\u2019d need to be able to incorporate information from your brand that exists outside the knowledge base that the LLM was initially trained on\u2014which is precisely where RAG comes into play.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-image__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RAG-Diagram-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-image__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A diagram displaying the RAG process. From a user&#039;s initial query, the retrieval mechanism identifies and pulls relevant information from an additional database to ground the LLM&#039;s response based on this information.\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--lightGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tEssentially, RAG tailors the LLM to a more specific application by grounding its responses in an additional knowledge base of handbooks, reports, articles, and other selective external sources not part of the LLM\u2019s original training regimen.<br><br>Once prompted, the LLM can <strong>retrieve<\/strong> relevant information from the additional knowledge base to <strong>generate<\/strong> a higher-quality response 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17.3h3.6v-6.2c0-3.1-.7-5.5-4.3-5.5-1.8 0-2.9.9-3.4 1.8V5.8h-3.4v11.5h3.6v-5.7c0-1.5.2-2.9 2.1-2.9 1.8 0 1.8 1.7 1.8 3v5.6z' fill='currentColor'\/><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-title-and-content js-block-title-and-content block-title-and-content__theme--white\">\n\t<div class=\"block-title-and-content__layout\">\n\t\t<h2\t\tclass=\"typography block-title-and-content__title typography__color--onyxGrey typography__size--h2 typography__align--left\"\n\t\tdata-size-mobile=\"h2\" \t>\n\t\tRAG in action\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-and-content__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--onyxGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tRAG has become a popular method for integrating AI into a wide array of applications across industries\u2014and for good reason.\u00a0<br><br>The ability to be selective with which sources are included in the LLM\u2019s additional knowledge helps you address the following key concerns with the quality of the model\u2019s responses.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--onyxGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<strong>Specificity<\/strong><br>Using RAG, you can integrate the latest product manuals or troubleshooting guides into your LLM so that its responses deliver clear, direct instruction using language that is unique or proprietary to your brand.\u00a0<br><br>The surge of AI-driven customer support chatbots offers a prime example of this capability. Implementing RAG enables chatbots to draw upon specific model names, parts, and frequently occurring issues to assist customers effectively.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--onyxGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<strong>Relevance<\/strong><br>Incorporating recent articles or reports into your LLM ensures that its responses draw upon the most relevant information for a topic.\u00a0<br><br>If you\u2019re using an LLM primarily for content creation within your brand, improving the relevancy of the model\u2019s responses is hugely valuable. Incorporating sources from within a limited date range\u2014whether that\u2019s the most recent five months or five years\u2014helps ensure that your brand\u2019s content is timely and worthwhile.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--onyxGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<strong>Accuracy<\/strong><br>Perhaps most importantly, RAG also enables you to improve the accuracy of your LLM\u2019s responses by grounding the model in authenticated, peer-reviewed research or studies.\u00a0<br><br>For use cases within healthcare, the accuracy and reliability of LLM responses is a critical issue. 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class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--lightGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tTo get started building your own RAG implementation, you\u2019ll need the following ingredients.<br><br>Preparing these ingredients will take a matter of months, depending on the complexity of your data and the current state of your architecture. The good news, however, is that this is the most time-consuming part of the process. Once your objectives and data are in order, actually implementing RAG and testing the system takes just a week or two.\u00a0<br><br>Even better, these foundational elements aren\u2019t just crucial steps for RAG, they carry over to virtually every other aspect of your organisation\u2019s AI transformation.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--lightGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<strong>A set of clearly defined objectives<\/strong><br>With RAG,<strong> <\/strong>the more specific you can be with what you want to achieve, the better. Whether it\u2019s improving customer support, creating personalised content, or enhancing data-driven decision-making, knowing when and how you will eventually engage with the system will provide the guidance you need for the duration of the implementation process.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--lightGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<strong>The right LLM<\/strong><br>It may seem obvious, but you\u2019ll need to select the LLM that is best suited for your use case and that can be integrated with a retrieval system. You can select an open-source LLM like Mistral or Llama, or a commercially available option like ChatGPT.\u00a0 Some important factors to consider in your decision are scalability, integration capabilities, cost, and (of course) your set of clearly defined objectives.<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-926b4743-7fff-cfcd-1bce-8bcbf8340c97\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span>\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--lightGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t<strong>A foundation in data engineering<\/strong><br>The best way of approaching RAG is by thinking of it as a data engineering exercise. Given the current state of AI, with most organisations in the early stages of their AI transformation, the most significant barrier to using RAG is getting your data organised and structured so that it is compatible with an LLM.<br><br>With a foundation in data engineering, the bulk of your RAG implementation work is about building a source for an additional knowledge base that exists upstream within your organisation and is populated by a live data set that is continuously updated.\u00a0<br><br>Depending on your objectives, you may also want to consider creating multiple data sources for use across multiple knowledge bases. 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