Hybrid Search and RAG Retrieval with Elasticsearch
Vector search is not automatically the best retrieval strategy for RAG. In a small Elasticsearch experiment, we compare classic full-text search, semantic search, and hybrid search.
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Vector search is not automatically the best retrieval strategy for RAG. In a small Elasticsearch experiment, we compare classic full-text search, semantic search, and hybrid search.
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