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RAG Is Dead (And So Is Email Search)
The 'RAG is dead' argument sounds reasonable until you think about how you actually find information. More capacity doesn't mean better retrieval.
The 'RAG is dead' argument sounds reasonable until you think about how you actually find information. More capacity doesn't mean better retrieval.
25 audiobooks. Mostly rereads that felt brand new because my brain is a sieve. The surprise was a fantasy murder mystery I nearly gave up on.
RAG is about reading. Agentic systems are about acting. That distinction changes everything about how you preprocess documents.
You built the pipeline. It works. Then someone asks who can see what.
I broke prod building test infrastructure. The irony wasn't lost on me. Neither was the fix.
Engineers spend weeks tuning retrieval when the real problem is three steps upstream.
Everyone wants RAG. Few know how to build the pipeline that powers it.
Adaptability isn't a personality trait. It's a skill you practice, often by putting yourself in situations where you have no choice.
A seven-book series that trades world-building bloat for sharp humor and surprisingly relevant questions about AI.
The PRD controversy misses the point. They should be viewed as outputs of good product discovery, not substitutes for it.