Day 23: Why complex AI questions need decomposition
Why complex questions become more reliable when the system answers them in parts.
#retrieval
Posts tagged #retrieval
Day 22: Why one user question may need many searches
Why one user question may need multiple searches before the evidence is good enough.
Day 21: Why RAG needs both broad context and precise evidence
Why good RAG often needs both precise snippets and enough surrounding context.
Day 19: Why reranking is where retrieval becomes useful
How reranking turns broad retrieval candidates into evidence the answer can depend on.
Day 17: Why hybrid search is often the practical default
Why combining retrieval signals is often more practical than betting on one search method.
Day 16: Why keyword search and semantic search both matter
Why exact words and semantic meaning both matter in production retrieval.
