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This Month's Question

Question:

Dear AI Architect, I have heard about RAG. What is it? If I use RAG, should I be concerned that I'm training the LLM on my data, which could leak out to others who use the same LLM?

Answer:

Hey there! RAG stands for Retrieval-Augmented Generation. It’s like giving your AI a handy library card—it fetches relevant information from a database to help generate more accurate and relevant responses. And no, using RAG doesn't mean your data will get mixed up with everyone else's. Your secrets are safe!