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Teach models to look up relevant information before answering.
Retrieval
Retrieval is the act of finding relevant external information for a query.
Think of it like
Think of Retrieval like a library system: instead of memorizing every book, find the right shelf and bring only the useful pages to the desk.
Real life
Search engines and recommendation systems use ideas related to Retrieval.
SRE lens
Good retrieval is often more important than making the prompt longer.
Remember thisRetrieval is the act of finding relevant external information for a query.